Colombo Weather & Climate

Sri Lanka

Colombo sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 40.5°C in April and nighttime lows bottom out near 29.7°C in January. November is the wettest month (~214 mm), while February is the driest (~42 mm). For sunshine, February leads with about 43% clear skies.

Best time to visit Colombo

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are February, January, and December — expect around 30.238.7°C with roughly 19% chance of rain on a given day in February.

Colombo climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January29.7° / 39°25%60 mm39%16.8 kph
February30.2° / 38.7°19%42 mm43%12.8 kph
March31.5° / 39.8°32%69 mm40%9.9 kph
April33.2° / 40.5°51%131 mm26%12.2 kph
May34.7° / 39.9°54%155 mm16%18.9 kph
June34.7° / 39.6°45%105 mm13%22.1 kph
July33.4° / 38.4°34%63 mm13%21.7 kph
August33.3° / 38.1°32%63 mm14%21.2 kph
September33.1° / 38.1°44%108 mm19%20 kph
October31.9° / 38°64%208 mm20%15.9 kph
November30.7° / 38.1°62%214 mm23%14.2 kph
December30.7° / 39.2°42%124 mm31%16.6 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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