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.
Kalpitiya Monthly Temperatures
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 January. 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:
Daily Historical Temperatures
42-year average (1976-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in July
Historical Kalpitiya Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Kalpitiya spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Kalpitiya 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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Kalpitiya vs World: Temperature Compared
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.
