Colombo

    Sri Lanka

    A chaotic oceanside commercial capital blending grand colonial-era architecture with modern glassy high-rises.

    Warmest month is January at 32°C on average. Coolest is July at 30°C. Driest reading falls in February with 5 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.25 (~$1.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Sri Lanka, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.75 (~$1.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Sri Lanka, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      12h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,334 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January32°3°C7
    February32°5°C5
    March32°2°C10
    April32°2°C14
    May32°3°C21
    June31°2°C18
    July30°2°C11
    August30°3°C9
    September30°3°C18
    October30°3°C20
    November30°3°C20
    December31°3°C12

    What to do

    • Fly kites and eat street food safely beside the ocean at Galle Face Green
    • Tour the antiquities inside the whitewashed National Museum
    • Eat incredibly spicy kottu roti in the loud Pettah market district

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.