Divulapitiya
# Divulapitiya

Divulapitiya (Sinhala: දිවුලපිටිය, Tamil: திவுலபிடிய) is a town in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located about 19 km (12 mi) away from Negombo.

## Education

There are a number of Schools in Divulapitiya.

* Divulapitiya Sri Gnanodaya Central College.
* Hunumulla Central College.
* Divulapitiya Ghanawasa College.
* Aluthepola Walagamba Maha Vidyalaya.

## Tourist attractions

* Balagalla Saraswathi Pirivena, is an ancient Vihara and Buddhist educational centre located in Divulapitiya. The pirivena was established on 7 March 1903 and currently it has been protected as one of archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka.
* Balagalla Walawwa, is an archaeologically protected Walawwa in Divulapitiya and it is also the home of late Minister Lakshman Jayakody.

## Climate

The climate in Divulapitiya is classified as Af by the Köppen climate classification. The annual rain fall is about 2540 mm and the average temperature is about 27.0 °C. April is the warmest month with temperature averages 28.0 °C.

Climate data for Divulapitiya :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30.3 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28 (82) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.9 (80.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22 (72) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25 (77) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25 (77) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.6 (74.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79 (3.1) | 82 (3.2) | 144 (5.7) | 266 (10.5) | 376 (14.8) | 214 (8.4) | 150 (5.9) | 119 (4.7) | 224 (8.8) | 377 (14.8) | 333 (13.1) | 176 (6.9) | 2,540 (99.9) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 141 |
| Source: climate-data.org, ||||||||||||||
