Matara Temperature by Month
Matara, Galle District, Sri Lanka has a consistently very warm climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 30°C (86°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Matara Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Matara remains fairly constant, offering very warm temperatures throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures reach a very warm 31°C (88°F) in March, dropping to a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in January. Nighttime lows stay between 25°C (77°F) and 24°C (75°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Matara by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. March, the city's warmest month, sees 270 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
37-year average (1980-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in June
Historical Matara Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Matara spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Matara 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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Matara vs World: Temperature Compared
Matara's average annual maximum temperature is 30°C (86°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
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 Matara's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Matara climate page.
