Colombo in November

Storms continue; rain in the afternoons.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDrier and slightly cooler; busy season.
• JanuaryGreatDriest and coolest month for the west coast; warm all the same.
• FebruaryGreatDry and sunny; good month.
• MarchGreatHot and humid; still mostly dry.

• ColomboHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 15 days
• West and south coast, Sri Lanka · Colombo, Negombo, Bentota, Galle, Mirissarainy

  South-west monsoon May–Sep brings rough seas and red flags; October–November inter-monsoon storms are heavy in Colombo.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Deepavali check

  October or November (lunar) · Hindu neighbourhoods, kovils near Pettah

  Lights and sweets around Hindu temples; a quieter city-wide event than Vesak.

Crowds · Sri Lanka overall

Low

Prices · Sri Lanka overall

Low

Sri Lanka overall: North-east monsoon arrives in the east and north; south-west starts drying late in the month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Colombo, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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