Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Colombo across the year
Best-looking months for Colombo: Jan, Feb, Mar. Rated avoid: May, Jun, Oct.
- JanGreatHighHigh2 events
- FebGreatHighHigh1 event
- MarGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- AprMixedMediumMedium1 event
- MayAvoidLowLow1 event
- JunAvoidLowLowNone listed
- JulMixedMediumMedium1 event
- AugMixedHighHigh1 event
- SepMixedLowLowNone listed
- OctAvoidLowLow1 event
- NovMixedLowLow1 event
- DecGreatHighHigh3 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Colombo
Typical highs 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C), lows 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C), rain on about 6 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Driest and coolest month for the west coast; warm all the same. Typical highs around 30 °C, lows around 23 °C, rain on about 6 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Colombo
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Sri Lanka overall. Dry south-west coast and hills; peak season; the east is wet.Based on: Sri Lanka overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Sri Lanka overall.Based on: Sri Lanka overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Duruthu Perahera (Kelaniya); Christmas and New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Duruthu Perahera (Kelaniya) (January full moon)checkA major procession with elephants and dancers; crowds and road closures around the temple.
- Christmas and New Year (Late Dec–early Jan)Hotels near Galle Face fill up; carol events and a countdown crowd on the seafront.