Weather in Hikkaduwa

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:42 pm (GMT+5:30)

Now · light showers 83 °F

Feels like: 92 °F
Low / high: 76 / 84 °F
Rain: 98% · 0.80 in
Wind: 7 mph WSW

↘ 29.87 inHg · falling UV 8 · very high

Today in Hikkaduwa: showers, 76 °F to 84 °F, with a 98% chance of rain (0.80 in) and a light breeze from the west-southwest (7 mph). Tomorrow, heavy drizzle, 74 °F to 87 °F and a 85% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 89 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

84° 76°
Today
87° 74°
Fri 30
89° 74°
Sat 31
86° 72°
Sun 1
87° 73°
Mon 2
87° 74°
Tue 3
88° 73°
Wed 4
89° 74°
Thu 5
89° 73°
Fri 6
86° 73°
Sat 7
85° 73°
Sun 8
85° 72°
Mon 9
88° 71°
Tue 10
86° 72°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Showers	76 / 84 °F	98% · 0.80 in	9 mph WSW	5.3 ft	3:31 am · 3:34 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Heavy drizzle	74 / 87 °F	85% · 0.15 in	7 mph WNW	4.9 ft	4:04 am · 4:06 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	74 / 89 °F	97% · 0.15 in	6 mph NNW	4.2 ft	4:38 am · 4:44 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Drizzle	72 / 86 °F	100% · 0.17 in	6 mph S	3.3 ft	5:17 am · 5:41 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	73 / 87 °F	80% · 0.08 in	8 mph W	3.2 ft	6:12 am · 9:02 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Showers	74 / 87 °F	82% · 0.44 in	4 mph SSE	3.8 ft	8:51 am · 11:22 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light showers	73 / 88 °F	86% · 0.59 in	4 mph SE	3.8 ft	10:54 am · 11:59 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light showers	74 / 89 °F	94% · 0.52 in	2 mph ESE	3.7 ft	11:48 am	ECMWF
Fri 6	Showers	73 / 89 °F	96% · 0.92 in	3 mph SE	3.3 ft	12:29 am · 12:27 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light showers	73 / 86 °F	94% · 0.52 in	3 mph N	3.2 ft	12:57 am · 1:01 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light showers	73 / 85 °F	98% · 0.50 in	6 mph SSW	3.0 ft	1:25 am · 1:32 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light showers	72 / 85 °F	100% · 0.40 in	4 mph SE	2.7 ft	1:52 am · 2:02 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light showers	71 / 88 °F	94% · 0.50 in	5 mph SSE	2.6 ft	2:19 am · 2:30 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Heavy drizzle	72 / 86 °F	94% · 0.35 in	4 mph ENE	2.6 ft	2:46 am · 2:57 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	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Light showers	Showers	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	79°	78°	78°	82°	84°	81°	77°	76°
Chance of rain	69%	69%	71%	93%	98%	92%	77%	46%
Rain	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.09 in	0.11 in	0.01 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 SW	1 W	0 W	6 SW	8 WSW	3 WSW	1 NE	2 ENE
Humidity	87%	89%	91%	87%	77%	89%	99%	97%
UV	0	0	0	5	6	1	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Saturday 31: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

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	84°	87°	89°	86°	87°	87°	88°
AIFS	85°	87°	87°	86°	85°	86°	86°
GFS	83°	86°	87°	85°	85°	85°	86°
ICON	84°	88°	88°	89°	89°	89°	88°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.80 in	0.15 in	0.15 in	0.17 in	0.08 in	0.44 in	0.59 in
AIFS	0.43 in	0.19 in	0.28 in	0.26 in	0.40 in	0.61 in	0.50 in
GFS	0.86 in	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.06 in	0.14 in	0	0
ICON	0.54 in	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
Confidence	high	medium	low	medium	medium	low	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	919	716	615	616	818	416	416
AIFS	8	6	2	4	4	3	2
GFS	913	910	1111	1010	99	99	88
ICON	514	715	412	614	614	615	614
Confidence	high	high	medium	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)	98%	85%	97%	100%	80%	82%	86%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	8%	16%	35%	45%	16%	36%

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 +0.9 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −23%	A bit above +0.9 °F	84° / 78°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	84° / 78°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	84° / 78°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
December	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +30%	Above +2.0 °F
January	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Above +2.3 °F
February	Above +3.1 °F	A bit below −31%	Above +2.5 °F
March	Above +3.2 °F	A bit below −32%	Above +2.3 °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.

Hikkaduwa climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

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

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

85° 73°

JanJ
86° 74°

FebF
88° 76°

MarM
88° 77°

AprA
86° 78°

MayM
85° 78°

JunJ
84° 77°

JulJ
84° 77°

AugA
84° 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	85°	73°	4.70 in	9	7.2	82°	3.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	86°	74°	4.93 in	8	7.8	83°	3.4 ft
MarchMar	88°	76°	6.59 in	12	8.0	84°	3.5 ft
AprilApr	88°	77°	12.28 in	21	7.1	85°	4.3 ft
MayMay	86°	78°	15.14 in	21	6.0	84°	5.9 ft
JuneJun	85°	78°	9.22 in	20	6.1	83°	6.9 ft
JulyJul	84°	77°	7.95 in	15	6.2	82°	7.0 ft
AugustAug	84°	77°	8.28 in	15	6.4	82°	6.7 ft
SeptemberSep	84°	77°	10.89 in	18	6.2	82°	6.1 ft
OctoberOct	85°	76°	18.04 in	24	5.9	83°	5.2 ft
NovemberNov	85°	75°	16.06 in	23	5.9	83°	4.1 ft
DecemberDec	85°	74°	9.07 in	17	6.2	83°	3.7 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	82°	3.5 ft
Feb	83°	3.4 ft
Mar	84°	3.5 ft
Apr	85°	4.3 ft
May	84°	5.9 ft
Jun	83°	6.9 ft
Jul	82°	7.0 ft
Aug	82°	6.7 ft
Sep	82°	6.1 ft
Oct	83°	5.2 ft
Nov	83°	4.1 ft
Dec	83°	3.7 ft

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

A normal year brings 123.13 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

Now83 °Ffeels like 92 °F

Tomorrow74 / 87 °F

It's 83 °F now (feels like 92 °F). Today, 76 °F to 84 °F; tomorrow, 74 °F to 87 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 98% 0.80 in
Fri 30 85% 0.15 in
Sat 31 97% 0.15 in
Sun 1 100% 0.17 in
Mon 2 80% 0.08 in
Tue 3 82% 0.44 in
Wed 4 86% 0.59 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 98%, with 0.80 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 85% and 0.15 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.70 in; last 3 days, 2.51 in; last 7 days, 7.82 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity79%

Dew point76 °F

Humidity is 79% now and the dew point is 76 °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

Clouds69%

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

UV index

Now5

Today's peak8very high

Fri 30: 11 · Sat 31: 10 · Sun 1: 10

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 Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.97

Falling now (−0.06 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 33

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	Showers	76 / 87 °F	0.70 in	11 mph WSW
Tue 27	Showers	74 / 82 °F	0.71 in	7 mph SW
Mon 26	Showers	75 / 79 °F	1.96 in	10 mph W
Sun 25	Showers	75 / 85 °F	1.84 in	8 mph WSW
Sat 24	Drizzle	74 / 89 °F	0.30 in	10 mph W
Fri 23	Showers	76 / 82 °F	0.85 in	6 mph W
Thu 22	Heavy showers	76 / 82 °F	2.09 in	8 mph WSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light showers	76 / 86 °F	1.17 in	5 mph W
Tue 20	Light showers	77 / 89 °F	0.41 in	8 mph NW
Mon 19	Drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.12 in	8 mph WNW
Sun 18	Heavy drizzle	74 / 90 °F	0.21 in	5 mph NNW
Sat 17	Light showers	74 / 89 °F	0.43 in	6 mph WSW
Fri 16	Showers	74 / 86 °F	1.10 in	7 mph SE
Thu 15	Showers	76 / 80 °F	1.10 in	6 mph SE
Wed 14	Showers	76 / 86 °F	1.35 in	5 mph SE
Tue 13	Drizzle	74 / 89 °F	0.20 in	5 mph S
Mon 12	Light showers	73 / 92 °F	0.67 in	4 mph SW
Sun 11	Showers	74 / 90 °F	0.81 in	4 mph NE
Sat 10	Light showers	75 / 89 °F	0.67 in	5 mph W
Fri 9	Showers	75 / 89 °F	0.47 in	4 mph SE
Thu 8	Showers	76 / 90 °F	0.97 in	5 mph E
Wed 7	Heavy drizzle	74 / 90 °F	0.21 in	6 mph SE
Tue 6	Drizzle	76 / 91 °F	0.28 in	5 mph NE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	76 / 91 °F	0.08 in	6 mph NW
Sun 4	Drizzle	77 / 90 °F	0.12 in	4 mph N
Sat 3	Light drizzle	75 / 90 °F	0.02 in	7 mph SSW
Fri 2	Showers	76 / 91 °F	1.00 in	3 mph NE
Thu 1	Drizzle	76 / 90 °F	0.17 in	5 mph WNW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.05 in	10 mph WNW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	77 / 90 °F	0.04 in	9 mph WNW

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 HikkaduwaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Hikkaduwa?

Showers, from 76 °F to 84 °F, with a light breeze from the west-southwest (7 mph) and a 98% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Hikkaduwa?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 85% (0.15 in): heavy drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 72 °F and a high of 89 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 8 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.87 inHg and falling: +0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Hikkaduwa?

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

What is the weather like in Hikkaduwa in October?

In October, Hikkaduwa normally sees highs of 85 °F and lows of 76 °F, with about 24 rainy days (18.04 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 Hikkaduwa?

The warmest is March, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 73 °F. The wettest is October (18.04 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 13 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 12:42 pm (local time).

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