Kalpitiya Temperature by Month

The average annual maximum temperature in Kalpitiya, Puttalam District, Sri Lanka is 31°C (88°F), with little variation between seasons. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Kalpitiya compares to cities worldwide.

The climate in Kalpitiya remains fairly constant, offering very warm temperatures throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures reach a very warm 32°C (90°F) in March, dropping to a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in December. Nighttime lows stay between 26°C (79°F) and 24°C (75°F).

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kalpitiya by month:

Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Kalpitiya's average annual maximum temperature is 31°C (88°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.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

Boston, USA averages 16°C (61°F) annually, with four distinct seasons and cold winters that rival northern Europe.

Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.

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.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Kalpitiya's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Kalpitiya climate page.