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.
October in Colombo
Typical highs 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C), lows 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C), rain on about 18 days.
- WeatherAvoid
- Inter-monsoon thunderstorms; heavy afternoon rain. Typical highs around 29 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 18 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Colombo
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Sri Lanka overall. Inter-monsoon rains across the island; flooding and landslides possible.Based on: Sri Lanka overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: Sri Lanka overall.Based on: Sri Lanka overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: Deepavali.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Deepavali (October or November (lunar))checkLights and sweets around Hindu temples; a quieter city-wide event than Vesak.