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Weather in December in Batticaloa District

Thinking about venturing to Batticaloa District this December and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Batticaloa District in December?

Batticaloa District is a region in Sri Lanka. December in Batticaloa District generally has warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 29°C and nighttime temperatures around 25°C in Batticaloa.

Precipitation

December is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 307 mm in Batticaloa. Looking at the climate data spanning the last 30 years, this month sees the heaviest rainfall of the year in Batticaloa.

Average sunshine

Most areas experience a moderate amount of sunshine, with approximately 171 hours of sunlight expected in Batticaloa. This makes it neither too gloomy nor overly bright.

For a closer look at December's conditions in Batticaloa District, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Batticaloa District's yearly weather, check out our Batticaloa District climate page.

Where to go in Batticaloa District in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Batticaloa District on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 2 most popular destinations in Batticaloa District?

Batticaloa

In December Batticaloa generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 25°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Batticaloa
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
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conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
30°C 
25°C 
199 hours 
294 mm 
15 days 
poor 
29°C 
25°C 
171 hours 
307 mm 
14 days 
poor 
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28°C 
25°C 
203 hours 
178 mm 
6 days 
Climate in Batticaloa

Kalkudah

In December Kalkudah generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 25°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Kalkudah
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
30°C 
25°C 
199 hours 
304 mm 
15 days 
poor 
29°C 
25°C 
171 hours 
306 mm 
14 days 
poor 
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28°C 
24°C 
203 hours 
170 mm 
6 days 
Climate in Kalkudah

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Batticaloa District, in Sri Lanka.

Is December the best time to visit Batticaloa District?

In our view, December might not be the best time to travel to Batticaloa District with often poor weather in Batticaloa.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in January, February, March, April, May, July, August and September offering mostly pleasant weather in Batticaloa. In contrast, November and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

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