Trincomalee
Climate

Trincomalee

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for Trincomalee (1961–1990)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	34.8 (94.6)	35.4 (95.7)	39.2 (102.6)	39.0 (102.2)	39.8 (103.6)	39.5 (103.1)	39.0 (102.2)	39.4 (102.9)	39.5 (103.1)	38.7 (101.7)	36.2 (97.2)	32.7 (90.9)	39.8 (103.6)

Average high °C (°F)	27.9 (82.2)	29.2 (84.6)	30.9 (87.6)	33.0 (91.4)	34.5 (94.1)	34.7 (94.5)	34.4 (93.9)	34.2 (93.6)	33.9 (93.0)	31.8 (89.2)	29.3 (84.7)	28.1 (82.6)	31.8 (89.2)

Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.9 (80.4)	28.0 (82.4)	29.4 (84.9)	30.5 (86.9)	30.6 (87.1)	30.1 (86.2)	29.9 (85.8)	29.6 (85.3)	28.2 (82.8)	26.7 (80.1)	26.1 (79.0)	28.5 (83.3)

Average low °C (°F)	24.3 (75.7)	24.5 (76.1)	25.1 (77.2)	25.8 (78.4)	26.4 (79.5)	26.4 (79.5)	25.8 (78.4)	25.5 (77.9)	25.2 (77.4)	24.6 (76.3)	24.2 (75.6)	24.2 (75.6)	25.2 (77.4)

Record low °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	18.2 (64.8)	19.5 (67.1)	19.2 (66.6)	19.1 (66.4)	20.6 (69.1)	21.2 (70.2)	20.9 (69.6)	18.7 (65.7)	18.7 (65.7)	18.7 (65.7)	18.7 (65.7)	18.2 (64.8)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	132 (5.2)	100 (3.9)	54 (2.1)	50 (2.0)	52 (2.0)	26 (1.0)	70 (2.8)	89 (3.5)	104 (4.1)	217 (8.5)	334 (13.1)	341 (13.4)	1,569 (61.8)

Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7	4	4	5	4	2	4	5	7	12	16	16	86

Average relative humidity (%) (at {{{time day}}})	75	72	71	70	64	58	60	61	63	71	78	80	69

Mean monthly sunshine hours	257.3	268.4	300.7	279.0	263.5	231.0	235.6	244.9	207.0	217.0	171.0	167.4	2,842.8

Mean daily sunshine hours	8.3	9.5	9.7	9.3	8.5	7.7	7.6	7.9	6.9	7.0	5.7	5.4	7.8

Source #1: NOAA (normals and August record low)

Source #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (precipitation days, 1968–1990 and sun, 1975–1983), Department of Meteorology (records up to 2007)

Sentence(s)

Extreme temperatures in the Trincomalee range from 18.2 °C (64.8 °F) in February to 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) in May.

final_sentence: Extreme temperatures in the Trincomalee range from 18.2 °C (64.8 °F) in February to 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) in May.