Welisara in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Welisara sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 743 mm of rain over about 87 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.

Summer is Welisara's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Welisara's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
743 mm
87 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
2.8
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Welisara in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Welisara reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Welisara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Welisara weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°668.411.64.4
Feb33° / 24°658.611.83.8
Mar33° / 25°9414.8123.1
Apr32° / 25°19225.412.22.5
May31° / 26°26429.412.32.5
Jun30° / 25°27928.712.42.7
Jul29° / 25°24529.212.42.9
Aug29° / 25°21929.112.22.9
Sep29° / 25°24727.8122.9
Oct30° / 24°35928.211.82.9
Nov30° / 24°33723.911.73.2
Dec30° / 23°17816.111.64.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Welisara gets around 743 mm of rain over 87 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Welisara

In seasonPeak

In summer, Welisara overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Welisara sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Welisara?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Welisara.

What to pack for Welisara in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Welisara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 87 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Welisara in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Welisara in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Welisara peaks around February 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Welisara in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Welisara is worst in January — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1483 µg/m³Jul 2129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Welisara?

Welisara sits at 7.0°N, 79.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Kandana, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Welisara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Welisara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Welisara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,145 m.

The land around Welisara is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
2,145 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Kandana 2.0 km · Wattala 4.0 km · Hendala 5.0 km · Ja Ela 5.0 km · Peliyagoda 7.0 km · Kelaniya 8.0 km · Kolonnawa 11 km · Mulleriyawa 11 km

Sri Lanka travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,002
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
47%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.3
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
19.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 486
Religion
Buddhist 70%Hindu 13%Muslim 10%Roman Catholic 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Welisara (7.0281°, 79.9014°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.