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Colombo, Sri Lanka Weather

Current WeatherColombo · Local time 2:59 AM +05:30
86° | 74°
75°F
Feels like 82°
Fog
WindN 4 mph · Gusts 9 mph
Precip27% · –
Humidity97% · Dew point 74°
UV index3 Low
Air Quality51 Moderate
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility1 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:00 AM · 5:49 PM · 11h 49m

Weather map — Colombo

Now
75°
34%
5 mph
03:00
74°
43%
5 mph
04:00
74°
29%
6 mph
05:00
74°
25%
6 mph
06:00
76°
26%
7 mph
07:00
78°
23%
7 mph
08:00
79°
25%
8 mph
09:00
81°
22%
8 mph
10:00
84°
18%
9 mph
11:00
86°
15%
10 mph
12:00
86°
15%
9 mph
13:00
85°
16%
8 mph
14:00
84°
17%
7 mph
15:00
83°
19%
6 mph
16:00
83°
21%
5 mph
17:00
81°
23%
4 mph
18:00
79°
25%
4 mph
19:00
78°
26%
4 mph
20:00
78°
28%
4 mph
21:00
77°
28%
5 mph
22:00
77°
28%
5 mph
23:00
76°
27%
5 mph
00:00
75°
27%
5 mph
01:00
75°
28%
5 mph

Today · Fri 11/13

High 86°
27% / –

Mostly cloudy. Winds N at 10 mph.

Overnight · Fri 11/13

Low 74°
43% / –

Fog. Winds N at 5 mph.

Tomorrow · Sat 11/14

83° | 73°
27% / –

Mostly cloudy. Winds N at 6 mph.

7-day trend

Colombo · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast — Colombo

Refreshed hourly

About Colombo

CountrySri Lanka
RegionWestern Province
Population648,034
ContinentAsia
Time zoneAsia/Colombo (+05:30)
Latitude6.9270°
Longitude79.8610°
Air QualityModerate (AQI 51)

Details & indices

Wind
4 mph N
Gusts 9 mph
Humidity
97%
Dew point 74°
Pressure
29.88 inHg
Falling
UV index
3 — Low
High today
Air Quality
Moderate
AQI 51 · US EPA
Visibility
1 mi
Reduced

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:00 AM
Sunset5:49 PM
Length of day11h 49m
Moonrise9:31 AM
Moonset9:27 PM
Moon phase🌔 Waxing Crescent
Local time2:59 AM (+05:30)

Colombo climate in January

8-year averages · when to visit

Best months: January–December · January: Good

December January February
Average temperature → 79°F 79°F ▲ 81°F
Typical high ▲ 84°F 86°F ▲ 88°F
Typical low → 73°F 73°F → 73°F
Water temperature ▼ 84°F 84°F ▲ 85°F
Precipitation ▼ 6.5 in 4.5 in ▼ 2.1 in
Wet days ▼ 20 d 14 d ▼ 11 d
Humidity ▲ 81% 84% ▼ 76%
Sunshine per day ▲ 9.0 h 9.9 h ▲ 11.1 h
Cloud cover ▼ 23% 16% ▼ 7%
Midday UV → 9 9 ▲ 11
Daylight 11:44 11:46 11:54
Our take Good Good Perfect
January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
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January precipitation day by day in
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January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
05.511161116212631

Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.

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Updated: 2:59 AM
Colombo, Sri Lanka · 6.93°N, 79.86°E · Asia/Colombo · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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