Climate
Ratnapura features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification. The city is located in the south-western part of Sri Lanka, the so-called wet zone. The town receives rainfall mainly from south-western monsoons from May to September. During the remaining months of the year, there is also considerable precipitaion due to convective rains. The average annual precipitation is about 4,000 to 5,000 mm. The average temperature varies from 24 to 35 °C, and there are high humidity levels.The city is above 21m from sea level.
| Climate data for Ratnapura | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
| Rainfall cm (inches) | 13 (5.1) |
12 (4.7) |
23 (9.1) |
36 (14.2) |
45 (17.7) |
34 (13.4) |
30 (11.8) |
22 (8.7) |
35 (13.8) |
50 (19.7) |
38 (15) |
21 (8.3) |
359 (141.3) |
| Source: temperature, rainfall | |||||||||||||
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