Average Temperature in Sri Lanka by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Sri Lanka for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Sri Lanka?

2020 was the warmest year in the history of Sri Lanka. The average daily high temperature was 31.6 °C, and the average low was 24.5 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Sri Lanka?

1904 was the coolest year in the history of Sri Lanka. The average daily high temperature was 29.9 °C, and the average low was 22.8 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	8	31.3	24.2
2020	1	31.6	24.5
2019	1	31.6	24.5
2018	11	31.2	24.1
2017	6	31.3	24.3
2016	1	31.6	24.5
2015	11	31.2	24.1
2014	8	31.3	24.2
2013	16	31.1	24.0
2012	5	31.4	24.3
2011	11	31.2	24.1
2010	6	31.3	24.3
2009	8	31.3	24.2
2008	31	30.9	23.8
2007	25	31.0	23.9
2006	16	31.1	24.0
2005	16	31.1	24.0
2004	27	30.9	23.9
2003	11	31.2	24.1
2002	11	31.2	24.1
2001	16	31.1	24.0
2000	27	31.0	23.8
1999	33	31.1	23.5
1998	4	31.7	24.3
1997	22	31.2	23.9
1996	31	31.1	23.6
1995	23	31.2	23.8
1994	33	31.0	23.6
1993	36	31.0	23.5
1992	39	30.9	23.4
1991	27	31.0	23.8
1990	25	31.0	23.9
1989	42	30.8	23.4
1988	24	31.1	23.8
1987	16	31.1	24.0
1986	37	30.7	23.7
1985	42	30.7	23.5
1984	60	30.4	23.4
1983	16	31.1	24.0
1982	37	30.7	23.7
1981	42	30.5	23.7
1980	27	30.9	23.9
1979	33	30.6	24.0
1978	42	30.5	23.7
1977	52	30.5	23.4
1976	60	30.5	23.3
1975	86	30.3	23.1
1974	90	30.5	22.9
1973	39	30.8	23.5
1972	66	30.5	23.2
1971	114	30.0	22.9
1970	60	30.4	23.4
1969	46	30.6	23.5
1968	76	30.3	23.3
1967	86	30.3	23.1
1966	39	30.7	23.6
1965	52	30.5	23.4
1964	50	30.7	23.3
1963	79	30.2	23.3
1962	93	30.1	23.2
1961	86	30.1	23.3
1960	90	30.2	23.2
1959	60	30.4	23.4
1958	50	30.4	23.6
1957	86	30.1	23.3
1956	114	29.9	23.0
1955	118	29.8	23.0
1954	103	30.1	23.0
1953	52	30.5	23.4
1952	52	30.5	23.4
1951	93	30.2	23.1
1950	93	30.2	23.1
1949	93	30.2	23.1
1948	52	30.5	23.4
1947	79	30.3	23.2
1946	79	30.3	23.2
1945	79	30.3	23.2
1944	93	30.2	23.1
1943	114	30.0	22.9
1942	52	30.5	23.4
1941	46	30.6	23.5
1940	60	30.4	23.4
1939	93	30.2	23.1
1938	66	30.4	23.3
1937	66	30.4	23.3
1936	76	30.3	23.3
1935	93	30.2	23.1
1934	103	30.1	23.0
1933	120	29.9	22.8
1932	114	30.0	22.9
1931	66	30.4	23.3
1930	93	30.2	23.1
1929	103	30.1	23.0
1928	66	30.4	23.3
1927	93	30.2	23.1
1926	66	30.4	23.3
1925	103	30.1	23.0
1924	90	30.2	23.2
1923	103	30.1	23.0
1922	103	30.1	23.0
1921	79	30.3	23.2
1920	46	30.6	23.5
1919	52	30.5	23.4
1918	103	30.1	23.0
1917	118	29.9	22.9
1916	93	30.2	23.1
1915	46	30.6	23.5
1914	66	30.4	23.3
1913	66	30.4	23.3
1912	52	30.5	23.4
1911	60	30.4	23.4
1910	103	30.1	23.0
1909	103	30.1	23.0
1908	103	30.1	23.0
1907	103	30.1	23.0
1906	66	30.4	23.3
1905	76	30.3	23.3
1904	120	29.9	22.8
1903	79	30.3	23.2
1902	79	30.3	23.2
1901	66	30.4	23.3