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.
April in Colombo
Typical highs 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C), lows 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C), rain on about 13 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Hot; Sinhala and Tamil New Year closures in mid-April; first storms. Typical highs around 31 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 13 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Colombo
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Sri Lanka overall. Hot; New Year (13–14 Apr) closes shops and fills transport; inter-monsoon storms late in the month.Based on: Sri Lanka overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Sri Lanka overall.Based on: Sri Lanka overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: Sinhala and Tamil New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Mid-April (usually 13–14 April))checkShops, offices and many restaurants close for several days as people travel to family homes; streets are quiet, hotels near the coast fill with domestic travellers after.