World Resorts Sri Lanka Balapitiya Weather

Balapitiya weather in January

Weather in Balapitiya: January

Average day temperature: 85.7°F
Average night temperature: 75.1°F
Sea water temperature: 82.4°F
Number of sunny days: 13 days
Day length: 11.8 - 11.9 hours
Number of rainy days: 6 days
Precipitation totals: 3.2 in.

Air temperature in January, °F

Show year:
2024
2023
2022
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during January of 2024 was 84°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was 73°F. Day and night temperature averages during January were 82.2°F and 75.5°F.

Sea water temperature in Balapitiya in January, °F

Show year:
2025
2024
2023
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
75
78
81
84
87
90

The average sea water temperature in January of 2024 was 83.8°F. The highest and lowest sea temperatures during the month were 85.1°F and 82.9°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
35%
48%
16%

Mostly all days in January are partly cloudy but sunny or cloudy days are also possible.

Precipitation total in January, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
6.3
9.2
12.2
18.8
22.5
19.5
28.4
23.5
7.7
4.6
3.0
6.3
9.2
12.2
18.8
22.5
19.5
28.4
23.5
7.7
4.6
3.0
3.4

Precipitation total value in Balapitiya in January is 3.4 in. It makes january one of the most dry months of the year.

Wind speed in January, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.8
3.6
5.3
7.1
8.9
10.7
12.4
6.0
6.1
7.4
8.9
9.9
10.0
10.4
8.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
6.0
6.1
7.4
8.9
9.9
10.0
10.4
8.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.9

The average wind speed value in January is 5.9 mph It makes January one of the least windy months of the year.

Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.2
2.4
3.6
4.8
6.0
7.2
8.4
5.6
4.5
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.6
3.9
5.6
6.5
7.0
5.6
4.5
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.6
3.9
5.6
6.5
7.0
6.5

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in January is: 6.5.

Best time for vacation in Balapitiya

Sunniest months:
January 13 days
February 13 days
March 12 days
Warmest months:
April 87.9 °F
March 87.4 °F
May 86.4 °F
Warmest sea temp:
April 85.9 °F
May 84.8 °F
March 84.6 °F
Coldest months:
August 83.8 °F
September 84.1 °F
July 84.3 °F
Rainiest months:
June 22 days
July 22 days
August 21 days
Windiest months:
June 10.9 mph
July 10.5 mph
August 10.2 mph

Balapitiya on a weather map

Leaflet | Tiles © Esri
Places in Sri Lanka:
Name
°F
+81°F
+81°F
+82°F
+81°F
+81°F
+84°F
+84°F
+84°F
+84°F
+79°F
+84°F
+81°F
+81°F
+82°F
+81°F
24 Hours Forecast
Balapitiya
Local time: 12:19
January 20, monday
1500
79°F
N
7 mph
1800
77°F
N
6 mph
2100
77°F
N
3 mph
January 21, tuesday
0000
77°F
SW
2 mph
0300
75°F
S
4 mph
0600
73°F
SW
3 mph
0900
79°F
S
2 mph
1200
82°F
SE
7 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F