Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Colombo weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Colombo, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 2024-02-27; its coldest fell to 21°C on 1983-01-04.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C2019-01-31
24°C2011-01-13
27°C1998-01-31
21°C1983-01-04
February
34°C2024-02-27
25°C2011-02-02
27°C2016-02-22
21°C2001-02-11
March
34°C1998-03-04
27°C2013-03-04
28°C2016-03-26
23°C1994-03-03
April
33°C1998-04-05
26°C1999-04-21
29°C2016-04-24
24°C2008-04-10
May
32°C2010-05-02
27°C1999-05-29
29°C1998-05-23
24°C2003-05-13
June
31°C2020-06-04
26°C2026-06-12
28°C2025-06-01
24°C1985-06-30
July
30°C2019-07-05
26°C1984-07-13
28°C2024-07-27
24°C1984-07-15
August
30°C2023-08-26
26°C1996-08-23
27°C2015-08-07
24°C2000-08-03
September
30°C2024-09-28
26°C2004-09-27
28°C2024-09-06
24°C1985-09-24
October
31°C2025-10-31
26°C1994-10-03
27°C2025-10-28
23°C1991-10-17
November
31°C2015-11-25
25°C2025-11-28
27°C1987-11-11
22°C2012-11-15
December
32°C2003-12-29
25°C2000-12-26
27°C2024-12-01
22°C2006-12-31

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
34°C2024-02-27
24°C2011-01-13
27°C2016-02-22
21°C1983-01-04
Spring (Mar–May)
34°C1998-03-04
26°C1999-04-21
29°C2016-04-24
23°C1994-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
31°C2020-06-04
26°C1996-08-23
28°C2025-06-01
24°C2000-08-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
31°C2015-11-25
25°C2025-11-28
28°C2024-09-06
22°C2012-11-15

All-time records

The most extreme value Colombo has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2024-02-27
Lowest 24°C 2011-01-13

Low

Highest 29°C 2016-04-24
Lowest 21°C 1983-01-04

Feels-like

Highest 48°C 2024-03-25
Lowest 24°C 2011-01-13

Humidity

Highest 25.7 g/m³ 2024-05-05
Lowest 13.9 g/m³ 1982-01-31

Wind

Highest 51 km/h 2000-12-26
Lowest 6 km/h 1994-11-01

Gust

Highest 83 km/h 2017-11-29
Lowest 13 km/h 2005-04-21

Precip

Wettest 198 mm 2016-05-15
Driest 10-day dry spell 2002-12-25

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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