Colombo weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Colombo is expected to be 29°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 Thursday 14th May 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.

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

Colombo weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 93% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 93% chance of some rain93
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-West15
    kph wind from SW

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Colombo weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 82% chance of some rain82
    % 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 South-West14
    kph wind from SW

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Colombo weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

  • 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 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 80% chance of some rain80
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-West19
    kph wind from SW

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Colombo weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 81% chance of some rain81
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-West19
    kph wind from SW

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Colombo weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °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)
  • 85% chance of some rain85
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-West18
    kph wind from SW

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