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🇱🇰 Weather in Bentota in September

This is what the weather in Bentota (Sri Lanka) was like in September in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Rain

Avg. daytime high

28.2 °C

27.9 °C – 28.8 °C

Avg. night-time low

25.7 °C

25.1 °C – 26.2 °C

Avg. rain days in period

25.7

86 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

227 mm

92.3 mm – 448 mm

Avg. sunshine per day

n/a

Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 29.8 °C (30 Sep 2024) · Lowest temperature 24.2 °C (29 Sep 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 23 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 5Sunny
  • 24Partly cloudy
  • 13Cloudy
  • 101Light rain
  • 156Rain

Summary

  • On average 28.2 °C during the day and 25.7 °C at night.
  • On average 25.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 227 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Rain.
  • Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 28.8 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 27.9 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2023 (448 mm), driest: 2022 (92.3 mm).
  • Extremes: 29.8 °C on 30 Sep 2024 and 24.2 °C on 29 Sep 2019.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Rain
    Avg. max28.7°Avg. min26.2°
    Rain days
    29 Rain days
    Precipitation
    258 mm
    Avg. sunshine per day
    n/a
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.5 °C · Min 25.6 °C

  • 2025

    Rain
    Avg. max28.4°Avg. min25.8°
    Rain days
    25 Rain days
    Precipitation
    173 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    81 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 25.0 °C

  • 2024

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.8°Avg. min26.2°
    Rain days
    25 Rain days
    Precipitation
    110 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    82 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.8 °C · Min 25.2 °C

  • 2023

    Rain
    Avg. max28.3°Avg. min25.8°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    448 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    92 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 25.2 °C

  • 2022

    Rain
    Avg. max27.9°Avg. min25.2°
    Rain days
    14 Rain days
    Precipitation
    92.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    71 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.8 °C · Min 24.5 °C

  • 2021

    Rain
    Avg. max28.1°Avg. min25.9°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    200 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    83 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.2 °C · Min 25.4 °C

  • 2020

    Rain
    Avg. max27.9°Avg. min25.5°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    285 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    93 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.6 °C · Min 24.7 °C

  • 2019

    Rain
    Avg. max28.1°Avg. min25.4°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    378 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    86 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.3 °C · Min 24.2 °C

  • 2018

    Rain
    Avg. max28.1°Avg. min25.1°
    Rain days
    19 Rain days
    Precipitation
    141 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    70 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.8 °C · Min 24.5 °C

  • 2017

    Rain
    Avg. max28.0°Avg. min25.4°
    Rain days
    25 Rain days
    Precipitation
    183 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    80 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.9 °C · Min 24.9 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Bentota in September?
Daytime highs averaged 28.2 °C, night-time lows 25.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.8 °C (30 Sep 2024), the lowest 24.2 °C (29 Sep 2019).
How often does it rain in Bentota in September?
On average there were 25.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 227 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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