Best year time to visit Jaffna

General weather information about Jaffna

Average annual temperature is 27.8 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: 20.3 °C

Number of sunny days: 109 days

Number of rainy days: 256 days

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* Weather data for Jaffna Sri Lanka is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Jaffna air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)28.231.132.834.732.132.833.533.231.533.130.829.4
Average daytime temperature (°C)27.628.530.932.430.831.330.931.330.430.629.128.4
Average temperature (°C)25.125.527.829.229.229.529.029.028.628.026.226.2
Average night temperature (°C)22.822.925.426.627.828.127.627.327.125.523.924.6
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)20.320.324.124.924.825.727.026.825.423.623.023.6

Jaffna monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)11.011.012.012.012.012.012.012.012.012.011.011.0
Daylight mean duration (h)11.611.812.112.312.612.712.612.412.211.911.711.6
Daylight minimum duration (h)11.011.011.012.012.012.012.012.012.011.011.011.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)9.710.211.111.19.410.29.611.310.610.58.08.4
Precipitation (mm)341062862838344835143553275
Sunny days16179913128222001
Rainy days15112221181823928313030
Snow days000000000000

Best time to visit Jaffna:

The largest precipitation sum in Jaffna is at

  • November — 553(mm)
  • December — 275(mm)