Pattiyamulla Sunshine Hours by Month

To truly understand a climate, we must look at its sunshine. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Pattiyamulla, Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Pattiyamulla varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, March, reaches an impressive 198 hours, while July, the darkest month, offers only 67 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1486 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of March under a blue sky, with approximately 6.6 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in July, with only 2.2 hours of sunlight per day.

Pattiyamulla enjoys an average of 1486 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Meanwhile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, enjoys a humid subtropical climate with 2520 hours of sunshine annually.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

November, Pattiyamulla’s wettest month, receives 106 mm (4.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 27°C (81°F). During the driest month March you can expect a temperature of 30°C (86°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Pattiyamulla Precipitation page.