Sigiriya Temperature by Month
Sigiriya, Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka has a consistently very warm climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 33°C (91°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Sigiriya Monthly Temperatures
The temperature in Sigiriya remains steady throughout the year, providing a consistently very warm climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a very warm 35°C (95°F) in April to a comfortable 29°C (84°F) in January. Nights are mild year-round, with lows ranging from 24°C (75°F) in April to 21°C (70°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Sigiriya by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
37-year average (1983-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in June
Historical Sigiriya Temperatures: 1982-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Sigiriya spanning 45 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Sigiriya 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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Sigiriya vs World: Temperature Compared
Sigiriya's average annual maximum temperature is 33°C (91°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
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 Sigiriya this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Sigiriya's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Sigiriya climate page.
