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🇱🇰 Weather in Mirissa in September

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

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Rain

Avg. daytime high

28.6 °C

28.3 °C – 29.4 °C

Avg. night-time low

26.1 °C

25.5 °C – 26.8 °C

Avg. rain days in period

25.1

84 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

233 mm

81.4 mm – 522 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 30.4 °C (28 Sep 2024) · Lowest temperature 24.6 °C (1 Sep 2025) · Avg. daily peak wind 26 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 13Sunny
  • 22Partly cloudy
  • 13Cloudy
  • 101Light rain
  • 150Rain

Summary

  • On average 28.6 °C during the day and 26.1 °C at night.
  • On average 25.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 233 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Rain.
  • Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 29.4 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 28.3 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2023 (522 mm), driest: 2022 (81.4 mm).
  • Extremes: 30.4 °C on 28 Sep 2024 and 24.6 °C on 1 Sep 2025.

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. max29.0°Avg. min26.6°
    Rain days
    29 Rain days
    Precipitation
    292 mm
    Avg. sunshine per day
    n/a
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 30.0 °C · Min 25.9 °C

  • 2025

    Rain
    Avg. max28.9°Avg. min26.3°
    Rain days
    25 Rain days
    Precipitation
    180 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    74 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.8 °C · Min 24.6 °C

  • 2024

    Light rain
    Avg. max29.4°Avg. min26.8°
    Rain days
    23 Rain days
    Precipitation
    92.5 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    80 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 30.4 °C · Min 25.7 °C

  • 2023

    Rain
    Avg. max28.6°Avg. min26.3°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    522 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    87 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.2 °C · Min 25.7 °C

  • 2022

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.4°Avg. min25.7°
    Rain days
    14 Rain days
    Precipitation
    81.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    60 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.7 °C · Min 25.1 °C

  • 2021

    Rain
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min26.1°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    192 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    71 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.2 °C · Min 25.6 °C

  • 2020

    Rain
    Avg. max28.3°Avg. min25.9°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    272 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    89 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 24.9 °C

  • 2019

    Rain
    Avg. max28.3°Avg. min25.9°
    Rain days
    29 Rain days
    Precipitation
    414 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    82 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.9 °C · Min 24.8 °C

  • 2018

    Rain
    Avg. max28.6°Avg. min25.5°
    Rain days
    18 Rain days
    Precipitation
    133 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    67 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.5 °C · Min 24.8 °C

  • 2017

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min25.9°
    Rain days
    23 Rain days
    Precipitation
    149 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    74 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.6 °C · Min 25.4 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Mirissa in September?
Daytime highs averaged 28.6 °C, night-time lows 26.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 30.4 °C (28 Sep 2024), the lowest 24.6 °C (1 Sep 2025).
How often does it rain in Mirissa in September?
On average there were 25.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 233 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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