Matara weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Matara is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Matara, Sri Lanka for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 13th May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Sri Lanka (Matara) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Matara weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Matara for the next 5 days.

Matara weather for Wednesday 13th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the West14
    kph wind from W

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Matara weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 27°C minimum temperature27
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 78% chance of some rain78
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

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Matara weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 27°C minimum temperature27
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 84% chance of some rain84
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the West18
    kph wind from W

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Matara weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 27°C minimum temperature27
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 80% chance of some rain80
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

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Matara weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 27°C minimum temperature27
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 84% chance of some rain84
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the West14
    kph wind from W

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