Colombo weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Colombo is expected to be 88°F. 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 Sunday 4th 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 Monday 5th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 88°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the north.

  • 88°F maximum temperature88
    °F maximum temperature
  • 77°F minimum temperature77
    °F minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 40% chance of some rain40
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 17 mph from the North17
    mph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 86°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the north-east.

  • 86°F maximum temperature86
    °F maximum temperature
  • 77°F minimum temperature77
    °F minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 39% chance of some rain39
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the North-East15
    mph wind from NE

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Colombo weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 88°F, 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 17 mph from the north.

  • 88°F maximum temperature88
    °F maximum temperature
  • 75°F minimum temperature75
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken 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 17 mph from the North17
    mph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 84°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the north.

  • 84°F maximum temperature84
    °F maximum temperature
  • 75°F minimum temperature75
    °F minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 46% chance of some rain46
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 16 mph from the North16
    mph wind from N

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Colombo weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 84°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the north.

  • 84°F maximum temperature84
    °F maximum temperature
  • 75°F minimum temperature75
    °F minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 74% chance of some rain74
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 16 mph from the North16
    mph wind from N

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