Colombo Weather in March
Colombo in March
The short of it: Colombo in March averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 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 148 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
March in Colombo brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 15°, with about 148 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 25°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 148 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-March, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 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 March. Almirante Tamandaré, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Colombo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 61 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante TamandaréParaná | 9 km WSW | 25° | 15° | 142 mm |
| Rio Branco do SulParaná | 14 km NW | 25° | 15° | 147 mm |
| Bocaiúva do SulParaná | 15 km NE | 25° | 15° | 155 mm |
| ItaperuçuParaná | 15 km WNW | 25° | 15° | 147 mm |
| CuritibaParaná | 16 km SSW | 26° | 16° | 137 mm |
| Quatro BarrasParaná | 17 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 166 mm |
| Campina Grande do SulParaná | 17 km E | 25° | 16° | 162 mm |
| PinhaisParaná | 17 km S | 26° | 16° | 148 mm |