January in Sri Lanka is on average a warm to hot month, with a minimum
temperature of 20.9 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit), a maximum of 29.0 °C (84 °F), and therefore a daily average of 25.0 °C (77 °F).
In the following table, we can see the temperature in Sri Lanka in the month of January, in a list of locations.
Sri Lanka - Average temperatures in JanuaryCity
(from north to south) | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| Jaffna | 22 | 29 | 25.5 | 71 | 85 | 77.9 |
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| Mannar | 24 | 29 | 26.6 | 75 | 85 | 80.0 |
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| Vavuniya | 21 | 30 | 25.4 | 70 | 86 | 77.7 |
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| Trincomalee | 24 | 29 | 26.4 | 75 | 84 | 79.6 |
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| Anuradhapura | 22 | 30 | 26.1 | 71 | 87 | 79.0 |
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| Puttalam | 21 | 31 | 26.0 | 71 | 87 | 78.9 |
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| Batticaloa | 24 | 28 | 26.0 | 75 | 83 | 78.9 |
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| Kurunegala | 21 | 31 | 26.3 | 70 | 88 | 79.3 |
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Kandy
(450 m.) | 19 | 29 | 23.7 | 66 | 83 | 74.7 |
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| Negombo | 22 | 32 | 27.1 | 72 | 90 | 80.8 |
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Badulla
(670 m.) | 18 | 26 | 21.6 | 64 | 78 | 70.9 |
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Nuwara Eliya
(1,900 m.) | 10 | 20 | 15.2 | 51 | 68 | 59.3 |
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| Colombo | 23 | 32 | 27.4 | 73 | 89 | 81.2 |
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| Pottuvil | 22 | 30 | 26.0 | 72 | 86 | 78.8 |
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Bandarawela
(1,225 m.) | 15 | 23 | 18.9 | 59 | 73 | 66.0 |
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| Ratnapura | 22 | 32 | 27.2 | 71 | 90 | 80.9 |
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| Hambantota | 23 | 31 | 27.1 | 74 | 88 | 80.8 |
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| Galle | 23 | 30 | 26.6 | 74 | 86 | 80.0 |
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Average
Sri Lanka | 20.9 | 29.0 | 25.0 | 69.6 | 84.2 | 77.0 |
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