Colombo

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Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.

• Negombo

  31 km away · 137k people

  68Travel with care

  27°Smoky haze

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• Katunayaka

  27 km away · 85k people

  66Travel with care

  30°Smoky haze

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• Ambalangoda

  80 km away · 57k people

  75Good to travel

  29°Sunny

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• Kandy

  94 km away · 112k people

  71Good to travel

  27°Overcast

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• Galle

  105 km away · 93k people

  73Good to travel

  28°Sunny

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Towns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.

Usually the most comfortable: July, August and January. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.

1. January: warm, high 29°, low 22°, about 76 mm of rain, comfort 91 out of 100
   JJan
2. February: warm, high 30°, low 23°, about 71 mm of rain, comfort 85 out of 100
   FFeb
3. March: warm, high 31°, low 24°, about 115 mm of rain, comfort 77 out of 100
   MMar
4. April: wet, high 30°, low 25°, about 226 mm of rain, comfort 63 out of 100
   AApr
5. May: wet, high 29°, low 26°, about 224 mm of rain, comfort 69 out of 100
   MMay
6. June: wet, high 28°, low 25°, about 143 mm of rain, comfort 83 out of 100
   JJun
7. July: pleasant, high 28°, low 25°, about 99 mm of rain, comfort 90 out of 100
   JJul
8. August: pleasant, high 28°, low 25°, about 113 mm of rain, comfort 88 out of 100
   AAug
9. September: wet, high 28°, low 25°, about 162 mm of rain, comfort 80 out of 100
   SSep
10. October: very wet, high 28°, low 24°, about 292 mm of rain, comfort 63 out of 100
    OOct
11. November: very wet, high 28°, low 24°, about 304 mm of rain, comfort 59 out of 100
    NNov
12. December: wet, high 28°, low 23°, about 175 mm of rain, comfort 79 out of 100
    DDec

Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.

Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.