Colombo
Colombo is in Sri Lanka, on the Indian Ocean, at 6.9355 latitude, 79.8487 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), about 13.3 km away. Natural Earth's 10m ports layer names Colombo about 1.8 km from these coordinates. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 25.8 °C to 28.2 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6.9355, 79.8487 |
| Water body | Indian Ocean |
| Timezone | Asia/Colombo |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 648,034 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), about 13.3 km away |
| Nearest named port in Natural Earth | Colombo, about 1.8 km away — www.slpa.lk |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 1248991 (Colombo, LK) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | 138 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | 38 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | 80 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | 177 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | 656 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | 356 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | 316 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | 334 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | 310 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | 411 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | 354 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | 130 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.