Colombo weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Colombo is expected to be 31°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Colombo, Sri Lanka for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 7th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Sri Lanka (Colombo) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Colombo weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Colombo for the next 5 days.

Colombo weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the North28
    kph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 23°C minimum temperature23
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the North27
    kph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the north.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the North23
    kph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 48% chance of some rain48
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the North20
    kph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 77% chance of some rain77
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North-East14
    kph wind from NE

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