Colombo Weather in August
Colombo in August
The short of it: Colombo in August averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 76 mm · daylight 11 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
August in Colombo brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 76 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 14 min in mid-August, 32 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Colombo runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Almirante Tamandaré, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Colombo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 20 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante TamandaréParaná | 9 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Rio Branco do SulParaná | 14 km NW | 21° | 9° | 72 mm |
| Bocaiúva do SulParaná | 15 km NE | 21° | 9° | 74 mm |
| ItaperuçuParaná | 15 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 75 mm |
| CuritibaParaná | 16 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Quatro BarrasParaná | 17 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 76 mm |
| Campina Grande do SulParaná | 17 km E | 21° | 10° | 77 mm |
| PinhaisParaná | 17 km S | 22° | 10° | 74 mm |