Colombo Weather in December
Colombo in December
The short of it: Colombo in December averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 172 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 42 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 25° · low 15° · rain 172 mm · daylight 13 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Colombo an average December high of 25°, a low of 15° and some 172 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 172 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 42 min in mid-December, 19 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 December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Colombo runs about middling and about as wet in December. Almirante Tamandaré, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Colombo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 41 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante TamandaréParaná | 9 km WSW | 25° | 15° | 170 mm |
| Rio Branco do SulParaná | 14 km NW | 26° | 15° | 170 mm |
| Bocaiúva do SulParaná | 15 km NE | 25° | 15° | 176 mm |
| ItaperuçuParaná | 15 km WNW | 25° | 15° | 173 mm |
| CuritibaParaná | 16 km SSW | 26° | 16° | 165 mm |
| Quatro BarrasParaná | 17 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 186 mm |
| Campina Grande do SulParaná | 17 km E | 26° | 16° | 183 mm |
| PinhaisParaná | 17 km S | 27° | 16° | 173 mm |