Weather in Colombo in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Colombo
Average weather
Average temperature in Colombo in January
Going from a maximum of +33°C during the day to a minimum of +21°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +31°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +29°C.
Is Colombo warm or cold in January?
Colombo is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +24°C to +23°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Colombo:
Water temperature in Colombo in January
Water in Colombo in January is Warm. It varies from +26°C to +29°C, with an average of +28°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Colombo in January?
Climate in Colombo in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +20°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +36°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 163 mm | 62 mm | 54 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 75% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +30°C to +31°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 163 mm to 62 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 75%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 3 to 5.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Colombo is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Colombo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Colombo in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2000 (+29°C) and the highest in 2020 (+32°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 1662 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2006 with 3008 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Colombo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Colombo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.