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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight 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
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28°C2024-07-27
24°C1984-07-15
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| August | 30°C2023-08-26
26°C1996-08-23
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27°C2015-08-07
24°C2000-08-03
|
| September | 30°C2024-09-28
26°C2004-09-27
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28°C2024-09-06
24°C1985-09-24
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| October | 31°C2025-10-31
26°C1994-10-03
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27°C2025-10-28
23°C1991-10-17
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| 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
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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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight 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
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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
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.