Colombo Weather in May
Colombo in May
The short of it: Colombo in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 54 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 20° · low 10° · rain 106 mm · daylight 10 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Colombo an average May high of 20°, a low of 10° and some 106 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 54 min in mid-May, 38 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 May 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 May. Almirante Tamandaré, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Colombo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante TamandaréParaná | 9 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 102 mm |
| Rio Branco do SulParaná | 14 km NW | 20° | 10° | 101 mm |
| Bocaiúva do SulParaná | 15 km NE | 20° | 10° | 104 mm |
| ItaperuçuParaná | 15 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 103 mm |
| CuritibaParaná | 16 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 100 mm |
| Quatro BarrasParaná | 17 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 109 mm |
| Campina Grande do SulParaná | 17 km E | 21° | 10° | 109 mm |
| PinhaisParaná | 17 km S | 21° | 11° | 102 mm |