Weather in Colombo in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Colombo in March
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°C to +32°C.
Is Colombo warm or cold in March?
Colombo is typically hot in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
March is one of the warmest months in Colombo, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Colombo in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +36°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 59 mm | 76 mm | 165 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 77% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March typically has worse weather conditions compared to February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 59 mm to 76 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Colombo is gradually decreasing during March, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Colombo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Colombo in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2008 (+31°C) and the highest in 1998 (+35°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 13 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2008 with 308 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, 2022.
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.