Weather in Bentota

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:33 am (GMT+5:30)

Now · drizzle 79 °F

Feels like: 87 °F
Low / high: 77 / 82 °F
Rain: 93% · 0.67 in
Wind: 7 mph SW

→ 29.85 inHg · steady UV 6 · high

Today in Bentota: light showers, 77 °F to 82 °F, with a 93% chance of rain (0.67 in) and a light breeze from the southwest (7 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 76 °F to 85 °F and a 71% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 85 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

82° 77°
Today
85° 76°
Fri 30
84° 75°
Sat 31
84° 75°
Sun 1
84° 75°
Mon 2
82° 75°
Tue 3
84° 75°
Wed 4
85° 75°
Thu 5
83° 74°
Fri 6
83° 74°
Sat 7
83° 74°
Sun 8
81° 75°
Mon 9
84° 73°
Tue 10
83° 74°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light showers	77 / 82 °F	93% · 0.67 in	8 mph SW	5.1 ft	3:28 am · 3:26 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	76 / 85 °F	71% · 0.01 in	10 mph SW	4.4 ft	4:01 am · 3:58 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	75 / 84 °F	35% · 0.08 in	8 mph NNE	3.7 ft	4:36 am · 4:35 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Drizzle	75 / 84 °F	51% · 0.12 in	9 mph S	2.9 ft	5:14 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	75 / 84 °F	49% · 0.05 in	9 mph SW	2.8 ft	6:09 am · 8:35 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	75 / 82 °F	47% · 0.02 in	8 mph SSW	3.4 ft	8:35 am · 11:17 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	75 / 84 °F	61% · 0.17 in	6 mph ESE	3.4 ft	10:44 am · 11:55 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Heavy drizzle	75 / 85 °F	75% · 0.26 in	6 mph SE	3.2 ft	11:40 am	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	74 / 83 °F	84% · 0.19 in	6 mph ESE	3.0 ft	12:25 am · 12:21 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	74 / 83 °F	84% · 0.14 in	6 mph NNE	3.0 ft	12:53 am · 12:55 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	74 / 83 °F	82% · 0.33 in	8 mph W	3.0 ft	1:21 am · 1:27 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	75 / 81 °F	87% · 0.28 in	6 mph NNE	2.7 ft	1:49 am · 1:56 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	73 / 84 °F	88% · 0.38 in	7 mph SE	2.6 ft	2:16 am · 2:24 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	74 / 83 °F	84% · 0.17 in	4 mph E	2.6 ft	2:43 am · 2:51 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Drizzle	Light showers	Light showers	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	82°	80°	80°	81°	80°	80°	80°	78°
Chance of rain	85%	93%	92%	92%	87%	65%	44%	60%
Rain	0.02 in	0.04 in	0.04 in	0.06 in	0.05 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.01 in
Wind (mph)	7 SW	6 SW	7 SW	6 SW	8 SW	7 WSW	5 SSW	4 SSE
Humidity	81%	85%	87%	86%	86%	88%	89%	95%
UV	0	0	0	3	6	1	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	82°	85°	84°	84°	84°	82°	84°
AIFS	84°	86°	85°	85°	85°	85°	85°
GFS	85°	87°	87°	87°	86°	86°	87°
ICON	85°	87°	88°	88°	89°	89°	87°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.67 in	0.01 in	0.08 in	0.12 in	0.05 in	0.02 in	0.17 in
AIFS	0.31 in	0.05 in	0.17 in	0.17 in	0.35 in	0.64 in	0.45 in
GFS	0.46 in	0.06 in	0.04 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0	0
ICON	0.38 in	0.01 in	0	0.02 in	0	0.05 in	0.05 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	low	low	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	817	1017	814	916	917	815	613
AIFS	8	6	4	6	6	3	3
GFS	811	99	910	109	1010	99	99
ICON	516	615	513	615	616	617	514
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	93%	71%	35%	51%	49%	47%	61%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	19%	26%	42%	55%	42%	45%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.1 °F	Below −51%	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit below −27%	A bit above +0.9 °F	83° / 79°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	83° / 79°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	83° / 79°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F
December	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +33%	Above +2.0 °F
January	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal	Above +2.3 °F
February	Above +2.9 °F	A bit below −38%	Above +2.7 °F
March	Above +3.1 °F	A bit below −34%	Above +2.5 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Bentota climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Bentota is from January to February: highs of 86 °F to 87 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Bentota: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Ockhi, in November 2017.

86° 73°

JanJ
87° 74°

FebF
88° 76°

MarM
88° 77°

AprA
87° 78°

MayM
85° 78°

JunJ
85° 78°

JulJ
84° 78°

AugA
85° 77°

SepS
85° 76°

OctO
85° 75°

NovN
85° 74°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	86°	73°	4.47 in	9	7.0	82°	2.4 ft
FebruaryFeb	87°	74°	4.66 in	8	7.6	83°	2.2 ft
MarchMar	88°	76°	6.33 in	12	7.9	84°	2.3 ft
AprilApr	88°	77°	13.39 in	21	6.9	85°	3.0 ft
MayMay	87°	78°	16.80 in	21	6.0	84°	4.4 ft
JuneJun	85°	78°	10.00 in	20	6.1	83°	5.4 ft
JulyJul	85°	78°	7.78 in	15	6.3	82°	5.4 ft
AugustAug	84°	78°	7.55 in	15	6.5	82°	5.1 ft
SeptemberSep	85°	77°	11.69 in	18	6.3	82°	4.6 ft
OctoberOct	85°	76°	20.07 in	24	5.9	83°	3.7 ft
NovemberNov	85°	75°	17.01 in	23	5.9	83°	2.8 ft
DecemberDec	85°	74°	8.93 in	17	6.0	83°	2.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	82°	2.4 ft
Feb	83°	2.2 ft
Mar	84°	2.3 ft
Apr	85°	3.0 ft
May	84°	4.4 ft
Jun	83°	5.4 ft
Jul	82°	5.4 ft
Aug	82°	5.1 ft
Sep	82°	4.6 ft
Oct	83°	3.7 ft
Nov	83°	2.8 ft
Dec	83°	2.5 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 128.67 in of rain on about 201 days and about 2,400 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now79 °Ffeels like 87 °F

Tomorrow76 / 85 °F

It's 79 °F now (feels like 87 °F). Today, 77 °F to 82 °F; tomorrow, 76 °F to 85 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 93% 0.67 in
Fri 30 71% 0.01 in
Sat 31 35% 0.08 in
Sun 1 51% 0.12 in
Mon 2 49% 0.05 in
Tue 3 47% 0.02 in
Wed 4 61% 0.17 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 93%, with 0.67 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 71% and 0.01 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.33 in; last 3 days, 2.76 in; last 7 days, 7.65 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity87%

Dew point75 °F

Humidity is 87% now and the dew point is 75 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds77%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak6high

Fri 30: 9 · Sat 31: 10 · Sun 1: 9

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.96

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 31

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Drizzle	80 / 85 °F	0.32 in	16 mph SW
Tue 27	Light showers	76 / 83 °F	0.40 in	11 mph SW
Mon 26	Showers	79 / 80 °F	2.72 in	17 mph WSW
Sun 25	Showers	79 / 84 °F	1.64 in	13 mph SW
Sat 24	Light showers	78 / 87 °F	0.52 in	13 mph WSW
Fri 23	Light showers	77 / 82 °F	0.74 in	10 mph SW
Thu 22	Showers	78 / 80 °F	1.32 in	8 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light showers	78 / 83 °F	1.44 in	10 mph WSW
Tue 20	Drizzle	80 / 86 °F	0.19 in	11 mph NW
Mon 19	Light drizzle	78 / 87 °F	0.09 in	9 mph W
Sun 18	Drizzle	76 / 86 °F	0.07 in	5 mph SSE
Sat 17	Drizzle	76 / 86 °F	0.15 in	9 mph S
Fri 16	Light showers	76 / 86 °F	0.72 in	11 mph SSE
Thu 15	Showers	77 / 81 °F	0.90 in	13 mph SSE
Wed 14	Light showers	78 / 85 °F	0.83 in	7 mph SSE
Tue 13	Drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.14 in	5 mph SSE
Mon 12	Light showers	75 / 86 °F	0.63 in	9 mph WSW
Sun 11	Showers	76 / 85 °F	0.54 in	6 mph E
Sat 10	Showers	77 / 85 °F	0.92 in	6 mph W
Fri 9	Drizzle	76 / 85 °F	0.14 in	7 mph SSE
Thu 8	Showers	77 / 86 °F	0.59 in	5 mph ESE
Wed 7	Drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.20 in	7 mph SSE
Tue 6	Light showers	77 / 88 °F	0.22 in	7 mph NNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.02 in	8 mph NW
Sun 4	Drizzle	78 / 87 °F	0.14 in	5 mph ENE
Sat 3	Overcast	76 / 85 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Fri 2	Light showers	77 / 86 °F	0.54 in	9 mph SE
Thu 1	Light drizzle	80 / 86 °F	0.06 in	8 mph WSW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	81 / 86 °F	0.02 in	11 mph W
Tue 29	Light drizzle	80 / 86 °F	0.02 in	11 mph WSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in BentotaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Bentota?

Light showers, from 77 °F to 82 °F, with a light breeze from the southwest (7 mph) and a 93% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Bentota?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 71% (0.01 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 75 °F and a high of 85 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.85 inHg and steady: +0.07 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Bentota?

The best time to visit Bentota is from January to February: highs of 86 °F to 87 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Bentota in October?

In October, Bentota normally sees highs of 85 °F and lows of 76 °F, with about 24 rainy days (20.07 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 83 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Bentota?

The warmest is March, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 73 °F. The wettest is October (20.07 in) and the driest, January.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 5.1 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:33 am (local time).

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