Climate
Trincomalee features a tropical wet and dry climate under the Köppen climate classification. The city appears to feature a dry season from March through July and a wet season for the remainder of the year. Technically however, May which sees on average 70 mm of precipitation, is a wet season month. In essence, Trincomalee features two dry seasons. The city sees on average roughly 1650 mm of precipitation annually. Average temperatures in Trincomalee range from around 25 degrees Celsius in January to approximately 30 degrees Celsius during the warmest months of the year.
| Climate data for Trincomalee | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33 (91) |
36 (97) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
40 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
30.7 (87.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 173 (6.81) |
66 (2.6) |
48 (1.89) |
58 (2.28) |
69 (2.72) |
28 (1.1) |
51 (2.01) |
107 (4.21) |
107 (4.21) |
221 (8.7) |
358 (14.09) |
363 (14.29) |
1,649 (64.92) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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