JUL · COLOMBO
6.93° N · 79.86° E
Destination brief
Western Province, Sri Lanka
Travel Score
73
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Fair weather and steady: Sun Nov 1 to Tue Nov 3
Average weather score 56 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 56/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 76% chance of rain on Nov 2.
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
WeatherAPI
Colombo, WesternStation: MaradanaUpdated 4:00 PM local time
28°C
Sunny
Feels like 32°High 29° · Low 26°
Rain now
8%
Rain today
74% chance
Humidity
74%
Wind
16 km/h WSW
Festival calendar
Our festival calendar has no entries for Sri Lanka, so only worldwide dates are listed. That does not mean nothing is on: check local listings before you plan around a date.
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 54 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 61 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
2 / 6
ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
4:10 PM
Sunday, November 1
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (1)
Local time at destination
Today
Nov 1
29° 26°
Overcast · 74% rain
Mon
Nov 2
29° 26°
Overcast · 76% rain
Tue
Nov 3
28° 26°
Overcast · 72% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Tamil is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital, as well as the country's most populous city. It is also the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination.
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 332.30 LKR, as of 1 Nov 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: July, August and January. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
28° 25°
Pleasant
About 99 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Warm | 29° / 22° | 76 mm | 91 |
| February | Warm | 30° / 23° | 71 mm | 85 |
| March | Warm | 31° / 24° | 115 mm | 77 |
| April | Wet | 30° / 25° | 226 mm | 63 |
| May | Wet | 29° / 26° | 224 mm | 69 |
| June | Wet | 28° / 25° | 143 mm | 83 |
| July | Pleasant | 28° / 25° |
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.
| 99 mm |
| 90 |
| August | Pleasant | 28° / 25° | 113 mm | 88 |
|---|
| September | Wet | 28° / 25° | 162 mm | 80 |
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| October | Very wet | 28° / 24° | 292 mm | 63 |
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| November | Very wet | 28° / 24° | 304 mm | 59 |
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| December | Wet | 28° / 23° | 175 mm | 79 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Negombo
31 km away · 137k people
75Good to travel
28°Sunny
Open briefKatunayaka
27 km away · 85k people
74Good to travel
29°Partly Cloudy
Open briefAmbalangoda
80 km away · 57k people
77Good to travel
28°Overcast
Open briefGalle
105 km away · 93k people
77Good to travel
28°Overcast
Open briefKandy
94 km away · 112k people
70Good to travel
25°Light rain shower
Open briefTowns 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.