Maharagama
City in Sri Lanka: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Maharagama is a city in Sri Lanka, in Western Province. About 195,355 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Sri Lanka in our atlas.
It lies at 6.85° N, 79.93° E, about 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Colombo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Maharagama. Green dots: other major cities of Sri Lanka. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Maharagama has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 22°C (72°F). Around 2,000 mm (79 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in Sri LankaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte · 4 km
- Pita Kotte · 5 km
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia · 6 km
- Moratuwa · 10 km
- Colombo · 13 km
- Negombo · 41 km
- Kandy · 92 km
- Jaffna · 313 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1236854 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q6733191 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.