Northern Province, Sri Lanka · population 60,176 · 16 weather stations within 200 km · records 1796 to 2025
Vavuniya has an average annual daytime high of 31.9°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is April, when highs typically reach 34.1°C, and its coldest is January, with overnight lows near 20.7°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Vavuniya's average temperature has risen by +1.2°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1796, warming totals +1.6°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Vavuniya's average annual daytime high is 31.9°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is April, with highs averaging 34.1°C, and the coldest is January, with lows averaging 20.7°C.
April is the warmest month in Vavuniya, with typical daytime highs of 34.1°C.
2023 is the hottest year on record for Vavuniya, running +1.4°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Vavuniya has warmed by roughly +1.2°C.
any time of year typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.