Galle Temperature by Month
Galle in Galle District, Sri Lanka enjoys a stable climate, with daytime temperatures staying close to 29°C (84°F) throughout the year. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Galle Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Galle remains fairly constant, offering comfortable temperatures throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures reach a very warm 30°C (86°F) in March, dropping to a comfortable 29°C (84°F) in January. Nighttime lows stay between 26°C (79°F) and 25°C (77°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Galle by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak. March, the warmest month, averages 270 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Historical Galle Temperatures: 2002-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Galle spanning 25 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Galle 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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Galle vs World: Temperature Compared
Galle'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.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
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.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Galle's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Galle climate page.
