Colombo weather
Loading live data…Latest for Colombo: European (ECMWF): 26° Drizzle · American (NOAA GFS): 27° Light showers · German (DWD ICON): 28° Thunderstorm.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Colombo and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Colombo? Colombo, Sri Lanka, sits at 6.9°N in a tropical climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Colombo right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Colombo
Colombo is warm year-round. Even January stays mild (lows near 23°C), so the main thing to plan around is the October wet season.
Colombo weather by month
what to expect in Colombo through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Colombo (WMO)Here is Colombo's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Colombo by season.
Colombo compared with Sydney
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Colombo 31°C, Sydney 23°C
Rain over a year
Colombo 2,397 mm, Sydney 1,148 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Colombo runs 8°C warmer than Sydney, with every month between +4°C and +13°C. Over a year it gets 109% more rain than Sydney.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Colombo | Sydney | Difference | Sunlight, Colombo | Sunlight, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 27°C | +4°C | 89% | 75% |
| February | 32°C | 28°C | +4°C | 91% | 73% |
| March | 32°C | 26°C | +6°C | 91% | 75% |
| April | 32°C | 24°C | +8°C | 86% | 77% |
| May | 32°C | 22°C | +10°C | 78% | 79% |
| June | 31°C | 18°C | +13°C | 81% | 74% |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | +12°C | 82% | 80% |
| August | 30°C | 20°C | +10°C | 82% | 82% |
| September | 30°C | 22°C | +8°C | 80% | 82% |
| October | 30°C | 24°C | +6°C | 81% | 77% |
| November | 31°C | 25°C | +6°C | 79% | 74% |
| December | 31°C | 27°C | +4°C | 83% | 74% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Colombo: station normals from Colombo (WMO), rain included. Sydney: station normals from Sydney Observatory Hill (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Sydney stands in for Australia here; other cities have their own climate tables.