Average temperature in March is 25.9 °C
Average daytime temperature is 30.3 °C
Average night temperature is 22.5 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 32.2 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: 21.3 °C
Number of sunny days:
Number of rainy days: 31
Number of snow days:
Precipitation sum: 205 mm
* Weather data for Ratnapura Sri Lanka is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| March (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 27.7 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 30 | 29.9 | 31.1 | 30.7 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 30 | 29.1 | 29.9 | 30 | 30 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 29.2 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 29.6 | 31.1 | 32.2 | 31.4 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 31.5 | 31.6 | 31.9 |
| Apparent max temperature | 34.2 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 34 | 36.1 | 38.5 | 35.8 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 37.2 | 38.5 | 38 | 37.5 | 36.6 | 38.9 | 38.4 | 37 | 38.6 | 39.4 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 39 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| Mean temperature | 24.6 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 26 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 27 | 26.2 | 27 |
| Apparent mean temperature | 25.5 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 24 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 26 | 27 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 27 | 27.3 | 25.5 | 27.1 |
| Minimum temperature | 21.3 | 22 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 22 | 22 | 21.3 | 22 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 23 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 23 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 22.3 | 23.2 |
| Apparent min temperature | 29.6 | 30.1 | 30 | 30.1 | 30.6 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 31.2 | 30.2 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 31.4 | 30.8 | 32 | 31.2 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 30.9 | 31.9 | 30.3 | 31.7 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 31.4 | 32.5 |
| March | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 10 | 8.1 | 10 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 4 | 26.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Precipitation hours | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 14.4 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 10 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
In March 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Ratnapura was 32.2°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to 21.3°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during March in Ratnapura are 22.5°C and 30.3°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in March is about 205 mm.