Colombo Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Rain Clouds the View
A gentle rain falls over the district. Keep under a roof if you can.
Warmest Monday at 19° · coldest night Monday at 8°
The short of it: Colombo weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 13 °C (55 °F) with light rain, feeling like 12 °C (53 °F). Today’s high 17 °C (62 °F), low 9 °C (48 °F). Chance of rain 45% in the next 24 hours, about 0.6 mm (0.02 in). No warnings in force. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 02:00 local time.
COLOMBO, Sunday. — Colombo may look for light rain this day, with the mercury climbing to about 17° before sinking to 9° by night. A raw day by local measure — 7° below the November average of 24°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the SSE, gusting to 20 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.
Looking over the next 2 days, our correspondent reckons Monday the pick at about 19°, while Monday night will be the coldest at 8°. The week looks dry — no rain worth measuring. Nights run 5° colder than the November norm of 14°.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Colombo brings highs near 24°, lows of 14° and about 131 mm of rain over the month. January is the warmest month here at 26°, July the coldest at 8°, and January the wettest with 251 mm. The best months to ride in are October and April.
The sun is up 13 h 13 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 932 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Light rain | 13° | 12° | 7 km/h | 0.3 mm |
| 3 AM | Light rain | 12° | 11° | 7 km/h | 0.3 mm |
| 4 AM | Overcast | 11° | 11° | 3 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Overcast | 11° | 9° | 5 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Overcast | 10° | 8° | 6 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Overcast | 10° | 8° | 7 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Overcast | 11° | 8° | 8 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Overcast | 12° | 9° | 9 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Partly cloudy | 13° | 10° | 9 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Partly cloudy | 14° | 13° | 9 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 15° | 9 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Mostly clear | 16° | 16° | 10 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Mostly clear | 17° | 16° | 10 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Mostly clear | 17° | 15° | 11 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 13° | 11 km/h | – |
| 5 PM | Partly cloudy | 14° | 11° | 10 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Partly cloudy | 13° | 10° | 10 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Mostly clear | 12° | 9° | 8 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Mostly clear | 11° | 8° | 8 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Mostly clear | 10° | 8° | 7 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | 9° | 7° | 6 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Partly cloudy | 9° | 7° | 5 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Partly cloudy | 9° | 7° | 4 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Partly cloudy | 9° | 7° | 4 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): light rain, high 17°, low 9°, 0.9 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 5:24 AM, down 6:37 PM. A gentle rain falls over the district. Keep under a roof if you can.
Monday (Nov 9): partly cloudy, high 19°, low 8°, dry, gusts to 27 km/h. Sun up 5:24 AM, down 6:38 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.