Colombo: weather and best time to visit
Colombo (Sri Lanka) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in March at around 32°C; the coolest month is August at around 28°C. The sea is warmest in April at about 30°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Colombo
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Colombo climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° | 23° | 28° | 9 | 11 | 88 | 65 | 49 |
| Feb | 31° | 23° | 28° | 9 | 11 | 87 | 61 | 45 |
| Mar | 32° | 24° | 29° | 15 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 32 |
| Apr | 31° | 25° | 30° | 25 | 10 | 80 | 51 | 35 |
| May | 30° | 25° | 29° | 30 | 9 | 80 | 56 | 40 |
| Jun | 29° | 25° | 28° | 29 | 9 | 79 | 58 | 42 |
| Jul | 29° | 25° | 28° | 29 | 10 | 79 | 59 | 43 |
| Aug | 28° | 25° | 27° | 29 | 10 | 79 | 60 | 44 |
| Sep | 28° | 25° | 28° | 28 | 9 | 80 | 60 | 44 |
| Oct | 29° | 24° | 28° | 28 | 9 | 78 | 58 | 42 |
| Nov | 29° | 24° | 29° | 24 | 8 | 77 | 57 | 41 |
| Dec | 29° | 23° | 28° | 16 | 9 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Colombo in January
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 9 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Colombo in February
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for February →
Colombo in March
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 24°C. March is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 15 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for March →
Colombo in April
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 25 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for April →
Colombo in May
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 30 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Colombo in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 29 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Colombo in July
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 29 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Colombo in August
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. August is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 29 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Colombo in September
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 28 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Colombo in October
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 28 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Colombo in November
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Colombo in December
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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