Cities / Sri Lanka / Northern Province

28°

🌦️ Jaffna weather

Light rain. Light rain starting around 1:00am.

Feels like 29° Wind 33 km/h SW Humidity 84% UV 0 Air Good ☀ 06:01 - 18:28

Right now it is 28° in Jaffna with light rain, today's high is 29° with an overnight low of 27° and about 3.8 mm of rain is expected. The sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:28, giving 12h 27m of daylight. Over the coming week highs range from 28° to 29° - a steady stretch with little day-to-day change.

Jaffna is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, sitting 7 m above sea level, with a population of about 169,000. Local time is Asia/Colombo (UTC+5:30), and every time on this page is shown in it.

Next 24 hours - temperature

27° 29° 31° 29° 27° 01:00 · 27.9° · 0.5 mm 02:00 · 28.3° · 0.1 mm 03:00 · 28° · 0.6 mm 04:00 · 27.8° · 2.4 mm 05:00 · 27.9° · 0.2 mm 06:00 · 27.8° · 0 mm 07:00 · 28° · 0 mm 08:00 · 28.4° · 0 mm 09:00 · 28.7° · 0 mm 10:00 · 28.7° · 0 mm 11:00 · 28.6° · 0 mm 12:00 · 28.4° · 0 mm 13:00 · 28.2° · 0 mm 14:00 · 28.1° · 0 mm 15:00 · 27.8° · 0 mm 16:00 · 27.6° · 0 mm 17:00 · 27.3° · 0 mm 18:00 · 27.3° · 0 mm 19:00 · 27.6° · 0 mm 20:00 · 27.6° · 0 mm 21:00 · 27.6° · 0 mm 22:00 · 27.5° · 0 mm 23:00 · 27.6° · 0 mm 00:00 · 27.7° · 0 mm

Precipitation

01:00 · 0.5 mm 01:00 02:00 · 0.1 mm 03:00 · 0.6 mm 04:00 · 2.4 mm 04:00 05:00 · 0.2 mm 06:00 · 0 mm 07:00 · 0 mm 07:00 08:00 · 0 mm 09:00 · 0 mm 10:00 · 0 mm 10:00 11:00 · 0 mm 12:00 · 0 mm 13:00 · 0 mm 13:00 14:00 · 0 mm 15:00 · 0 mm 16:00 · 0 mm 16:00 17:00 · 0 mm 18:00 · 0 mm 19:00 · 0 mm 19:00 20:00 · 0 mm 21:00 · 0 mm 22:00 · 0 mm 22:00 23:00 · 0 mm 00:00 · 0 mm

Hour by hour

TIMETEMPFEELSRAINCONDITIONS
01:00 🌦️ 27.9° 28.3° 0.5 mm Light rain
02:00 🌦️ 28.3° 29.1° 0.1 mm Light rain
03:00 🌦️ 28° 29.6° 0.6 mm Light rain
04:00 🌧️ 27.8° 29.7° 2.4 mm Rain
05:00 🌦️ 27.9° 29.4° 0.2 mm Light rain
06:00 ☁️ 27.8° 28.4° - Overcast
07:00 ☁️ 28° 28.8° - Overcast
08:00 ⛅ 28.4° 29.8° - Partly cloudy
09:00 ☁️ 28.7° 29.9° - Overcast
10:00 ☁️ 28.7° 29.5° - Overcast
11:00 ⛅ 28.6° 29.3° - Partly cloudy
12:00 ☁️ 28.4° 28.6° - Overcast

Next 16 days

Today🌧️ 29°27°3.8mm Sat 15🌦️ 29°27°1.1mm Sun 16☁️ 29°27° Mon 17☁️ 28°27° Tue 18☁️ 28°27° Wed 19☁️ 29°27° Thu 20☁️ 28°27° Fri 21🌦️ 28°27°2.1mm Sat 22☁️ 28°27° Sun 23🌦️ 28°27°4.5mm Mon 24🌦️ 28°27°1.5mm Tue 25🌤️ 28°27°0.6mm Wed 26🌧️ 29°27°3.9mm Thu 27☁️ 29°27° Fri 28⛅ 28°27° Sat 29⛅ 0°0°
🌧️ TodayAugust 14th Avg 28° Low 27° at 17:00 High 29° at 09:00 3.8 mm rain Wind ~45 km/h
Rain Cloudy
00:00 28°
02:00 28° 0.1mm
04:00 28° 2.4mm
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 29°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
🌦️ SaturdayAugust 15th Avg 28° Low 27° at 18:00 High 29° at 10:00 1.1 mm rain Wind ~42 km/h
Cloudy
00:00 28°
02:00 28° 0.4mm
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 29°
10:00 29°
12:00 29°
14:00 29°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
☁️ SundayAugust 16th Avg 28° Low 27° at 18:00 High 29° at 11:00 Wind ~43 km/h
Cloudy
00:00 28°
02:00 28°
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 29°
12:00 29°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
☁️ MondayAugust 17th Avg 28° Low 27° at 18:00 High 28° at 12:00 Wind ~43 km/h
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
00:00 27°
02:00 27°
04:00 27°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 27°
22:00 27°
☁️ TuesdayAugust 18th Avg 28° Low 27° at 17:00 High 28° at 11:00 Wind ~42 km/h
Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear
00:00 27°
02:00 27°
04:00 27°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 27°
18:00 27°
20:00 27°
22:00 27°
☁️ WednesdayAugust 19th Avg 28° Low 27° at 01:00 High 29° at 13:00 Wind ~40 km/h
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy
00:00 27°
02:00 27°
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 29°
14:00 29°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 27°
☁️ ThursdayAugust 20th Avg 28° Low 27° at 00:00 High 28° at 08:00 Wind ~44 km/h
Cloudy
00:00 27°
02:00 27°
04:00 27°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 27°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
🌦️ FridayAugust 21st Avg 28° Low 27° at 00:00 High 28° at 11:00 2.1 mm rain Wind ~45 km/h
Rain Cloudy
00:00 27° 0.4mm
02:00 27° 0.4mm
04:00 28° 0.3mm
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 28°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
☁️ SaturdayAugust 22nd Avg 28° Low 27° at 18:00 High 28° at 11:00 Wind ~47 km/h
Cloudy
00:00 28°
02:00 28°
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 27°
🌦️ SundayAugust 23rd Avg 28° Low 27° at 20:00 High 28° at 11:00 4.5 mm rain Wind ~44 km/h
Cloudy Rain
00:00 27°
02:00 28°
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 28° 0.7mm
20:00 27° 0.7mm
22:00 27° 0.8mm
🌦️ MondayAugust 24th Avg 28° Low 27° at 00:00 High 28° at 11:00 1.5 mm rain Wind ~42 km/h
Rain Cloudy
00:00 27° 0.4mm
02:00 28° 0.4mm
04:00 28° 0.1mm
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 28°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
🌤️ TuesdayAugust 25th Avg 28° Low 27° at 17:00 High 28° at 11:00 0.6 mm rain Wind ~40 km/h
Rain Clear
00:00 28° 0.1mm
02:00 28° 0.1mm
04:00 28° 0.1mm
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
🌧️ WednesdayAugust 26th Avg 28° Low 27° at 17:00 High 29° at 11:00 3.9 mm rain Wind ~45 km/h
Rain Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy
00:00 28° 1.3mm
02:00 28° 1.3mm
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 27°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
☁️ ThursdayAugust 27th Avg 28° Low 27° at 17:00 High 29° at 11:00 Wind ~43 km/h
Cloudy
00:00 27°
02:00 27°
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 29°
12:00 29°
14:00 28°
16:00 27°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
⛅ FridayAugust 28th Avg 28° Low 27° at 17:00 High 28° at 11:00 Wind ~41 km/h
Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy
00:00 28°
02:00 28°
04:00 28°
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 28°
12:00 28°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 27°
20:00 28°
22:00 28°
⛅ SaturdayAugust 29th Avg 28° Low 0° at 17:00 High 0° at 11:00 Feels 29° Wind ~41 km/h
Cloudy Rain Cloudy Partly Cloudy Unknown
00:00 28°
02:00 28°
04:00 28° 0.1mm
06:00 28°
08:00 28°
10:00 29°
12:00 29°
14:00 28°
16:00 28°
18:00 0°
20:00 0°
22:00 0°

Sun

☀️ Sunrise 06:01 · Sunset 18:28

12h 27m of daylight · Asia/Colombo

Air quality

PM2.5 6 µg/m³ - Good

No reason to change your plans - open the windows.

Source: Copernicus CAMS, updated hourly.

Nearby

Navanthurai · 1.2 km Anaipanthy · 1.4 km Vannarpannai South East · 1.5 km Vannarpannai South West · 1.7 km Karaiyur · 2 km Kanthermadam · 2.1 km

Tools for Jaffna

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Common questions about Jaffna weather

Will it rain in Jaffna today?

Yes - about 3.8 mm of rain is expected in Jaffna today.

What is the temperature in Jaffna right now?

It is 28° in Jaffna right now. Today runs between a low of 27° and a high of 29°.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Jaffna?

The sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:28 local time in Jaffna today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.

What is the air quality in Jaffna?

PM2.5 in Jaffna is currently 6 µg/m³, which counts as Good on the European air-quality index. No reason to change your plans - open the windows.

How accurate is the Jaffna forecast, and how far ahead does it go?

This page shows 16 days ahead, refreshed every hour. It blends ECMWF, NOAA GFS and whichever national high-resolution model covers Jaffna best. The first three days are the dependable part - day one is usually within a degree or two - and accuracy falls off steadily after day five, so read the far end as a trend rather than a plan. We publish our measured error against real station observations on the accuracy page.

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