Bandarawela Temperature by Month
Bandarawela, Badulla District, Sri Lanka has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 29°C (84°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Bandarawela Monthly Temperatures
The temperature in Bandarawela remains steady throughout the year, providing a consistently very warm climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a very warm 31°C (88°F) in July to a comfortable 26°C (79°F) in January. Nights are mild year-round, with lows ranging from 22°C (72°F) in July to 18°C (64°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Bandarawela by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. July, the warmest month, gets 67 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
32-year average (1986-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in July
Historical Bandarawela Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Bandarawela spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Bandarawela vs Sri Lanka
The map below shows the annual temperature across Sri Lanka. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Bandarawela vs World: Temperature Compared
Bandarawela's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
What Does the Temperature Feel Like in Bandarawela?
Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story — humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.
In Bandarawela, January is the coolest month, with average highs of 27°C (81°F) and humidity around 75% — considered high. In July, the warmest month, temperatures average 31°C (88°F) with 84% humidity — conditions that feel very high. For a full picture, see our humidity page.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Bandarawela this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Bandarawela's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Bandarawela climate page.
