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.
August in Colombo
Typical highs 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C), lows 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C), rain on about 14 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Showers; drier than June. Typical highs around 29 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 14 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Colombo
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Sri Lanka overall. East and north dry; Kandy Perahera and Jaffna's Nallur festival.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
- Events1 event
- 1 listed, 1 with a big effect on crowds and closures: Kandy Esala Perahera.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Kandy Esala Perahera (Jul–Aug (10 nights, check dates))Night processions of elephants and dancers; Kandy beds triple in price and sell out.