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Best time to visit Colombo

Mid Jan, Early Feb, Mid Jul–Mid Aug, Late Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.0°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Colombo
Photo: Dan Lundberg (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 16.8-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Colombo season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 70.0)Mid Jan: Great (season score 74.8)Late Jan: Good (season score 70.7)Early Feb: Great (season score 72.5)Mid Feb: Good (season score 65.4)Late Feb: Okay (season score 54.4)Early Mar: Okay (season score 55.1)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 45.6)Late Mar: Okay (season score 44.0)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 27.2)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 30.7)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 22.0)Early May: Off-season (season score 25.9)Mid May: Fair (season score 36.5)Late May: Okay (season score 43.9)Early Jun: Fair (season score 41.5)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 54.7)Late Jun: Good (season score 64.0)Early Jul: Good (season score 67.9)Mid Jul: Great (season score 73.6)Late Jul: Great (season score 76.4)Early Aug: Great (season score 78.0)Mid Aug: Great (season score 73.3)Late Aug: Good (season score 71.2)Early Sep: Good (season score 62.8)Mid Sep: Good (season score 65.8)Late Sep: Okay (season score 53.9)Early Oct: Good (season score 62.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 37.1)Late Oct: Fair (season score 39.4)Early Nov: Fair (season score 35.0)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 37.4)Late Nov: Fair (season score 40.6)Early Dec: Okay (season score 50.0)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 54.6)Late Dec: Great (season score 74.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat31.9°C1.458.0%
FebruaryGood32.4°C1.352.7%
MarchOkay32.4°C2.053.4%
AprilOff-season32.2°C3.564.8%
MayFair31.6°C4.673.6%
JuneOkay30.9°C4.476.0%
JulyGreat30.6°C2.775.3%
AugustGreat30.5°C2.573.3%
SeptemberGood30.5°C4.373.6%
OctoberOkay30.4°C5.275.9%
NovemberFair30.7°C4.676.9%
DecemberGood31.0°C2.868.5%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: COLOMBO(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.