16-day forecast — Colombo Updated every hour
Fri · Today
Showers
+28°
+27°
14.1 mm
⌄
Wind 34 km/h SW
Gusts 45 km/h
UV index 12 – Extreme
Chance of rain 88%
Sunrise 05:59
Sunset 18:05
Sat · Tomorrow
Showers
+28°
+27°
18.8 mm
⌄
Wind 32 km/h SW
Gusts 38 km/h
UV index 10 – Very high
Chance of rain 87%
Sunrise 05:59
Sunset 18:04
Sunday 27/9
Showers
+28°
+27°
19.0 mm
⌄
Wind 23 km/h SW
Gusts 29 km/h
UV index 12 – Extreme
Chance of rain 88%
Sunrise 05:59
Sunset 18:04
Monday 28/9
Showers
+28°
+27°
6.2 mm
⌄
Wind 22 km/h SW
Gusts 28 km/h
UV index 12 – Extreme
Chance of rain 82%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:03
Tuesday 29/9
Showers
+28°
+27°
9.0 mm
⌄
Wind 22 km/h SW
Gusts 25 km/h
UV index 12 – Extreme
Chance of rain 81%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:03
Wednesday 30/9
Showers
+28°
+27°
14.6 mm
⌄
Wind 19 km/h SW
Gusts 22 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 87%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:02
Thursday 1/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
20.7 mm
⌄
Wind 18 km/h SW
Gusts 21 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 87%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:02
Friday 2/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
21.0 mm
⌄
Wind 18 km/h SW
Gusts 20 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 87%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:01
Saturday 3/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
8.1 mm
⌄
Wind 19 km/h SW
Gusts 21 km/h
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 82%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:01
Sunday 4/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
5.8 mm
⌄
Wind 26 km/h SW
Gusts 28 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 82%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:00
Monday 5/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
10.5 mm
⌄
Wind 25 km/h SW
Gusts 27 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 85%
Sunrise 05:58
Sunset 18:00
Tuesday 6/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
12.6 mm
⌄
Wind 18 km/h SW
Gusts 20 km/h
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 79%
Sunrise 05:57
Sunset 17:59
Wednesday 7/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
14.9 mm
⌄
Wind 18 km/h SW
Gusts 20 km/h
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 85%
Sunrise 05:57
Sunset 17:59
Thursday 8/10
Showers
+28°
+27°
7.7 mm
⌄
Wind 17 km/h SW
Gusts 19 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 83%
Sunrise 05:57
Sunset 17:58
Friday 9/10
Showers
+29°
+25°
8.2 mm
⌄
Wind 18 km/h SW
Gusts 29 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain —
Sunrise 05:57
Sunset 17:58
Saturday 10/10
Showers
+29°
+25°
9.1 mm
⌄
Wind 17 km/h SW
Gusts 29 km/h
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain —
Sunrise 05:57
Sunset 17:57
About Colombo
Größte Stadt Sri Lankas an der Westküste — zwei Monsune, ganzjährig um 30 °C.
Country Sri Lanka
Region Westprovinz
Continent Asia
Time zone Asia/Colombo (+05:30)
Latitude 6.9355°
Longitude 79.8487°
Air quality Good (EAQI 8)
Climate in Colombo in December
Normals 8 years · best time to visit · Open-Meteo
Best time to visit Colombo : January–December . With good weather, December is a recommended month to visit.
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November
December
January
Average temperature
→ 26°C
26°C
→ 26°C
Highest temperature
→ 29°C
29°C
▲ 30°C
Lowest temperature
→ 23°C
23°C
→ 23°C
Sea temperature
▼ 29,2°C
28,8°C
▼ 28,7°C
Precipitation
▼ 413 mm
166 mm
▼ 115 mm
Days with precipitation
▼ 25 d
20 d
▼ 14 d
Sunshine hours per day
▲ 7,9 h
9,0 h
▲ 9,9 h
Cloud cover
▼ 33%
23%
▼ 16%
UV index (midday)
▼ 10
9
→ 9
Day length
11:48
11:44
11:46
Our rating
Good
Good
Good
Temperature day by day in December mean + moving average
24° 25° 26° 27° 28° 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Precipitation day by day in December mm
0 5.9 11.7 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
UV index day by day in December midday value, clear-sky
0 5.5 11 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.
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Data source
Global weather models — international forecasts
Weather in Colombo (Sri Lanka): current conditions plus a 24-hour and 16-day forecast for planning your trip. Right now on the ground: +28°, partly cloudy, wind 28 km/h. Over the next 7 days temperatures range between 27 and 28 °C and 102 mm of rain. Climatologically, highs in September are around 29 °C, with a sea temperature of about 29 °C. Best time to visit: usually January–December. Local time (time zone Asia/Colombo). Data from Open-Meteo and WeatherAPI.