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April Weather in Colombo Sri Lanka

Daily high temperatures are around 90°F, rarely falling below 87°F or exceeding 93°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 90°F on April 4.

Daily low temperatures are around 78°F, rarely falling below 76°F or exceeding 81°F.

For reference, on April 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Colombo typically range from 78°F to 90°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 88°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Colombo

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Colombo

Average Hourly Temperature in April in ColomboApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMaywarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Santa Marta, Colombia (10,266 miles away) and São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil (8,591 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Colombo (view comparison).

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The month of April in Colombo experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 66% to 81%.

The clearest day of the month is April 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 34% of the time.

For reference, on July 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 88%, while on March 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 44%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Colombo

Cloud Cover Categories in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 134%Apr 134%Apr 3019%Apr 3019%Apr 1126%Apr 1126%Apr 2121%Apr 2121%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Colombo, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 42% and ending it at 54%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 70% on October 28, and its lowest chance is 19% on February 9.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Colombo

Probability of Precipitation in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%60%60%MarMayApr 1857%Apr 1857%Apr 142%Apr 142%Apr 3054%Apr 3054%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Colombo is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 4.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.1 inches or falls below 1.0 inches, and ending the month at 6.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.1 inches or falls below 1.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Colombo

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April in Colombo, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 11 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 12 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Colombo

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Colombo is 6:08 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 12 minutes earlier at 5:56 AM on April 30.

The latest sunset is 6:20 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 minute, 26 seconds earlier at 6:18 PM on April 25.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Colombo during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:56 AM and sets 12 hours, 32 minutes later, at 6:28 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:17 AM and sets 11 hours, 43 minutes later, at 6:00 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April in Colombo

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay5:56 AM5:56 AMApr 306:18 PMApr 306:18 PM6:08 AM6:08 AMApr 16:20 PMApr 16:20 PM6:04 AM6:04 AMApr 116:19 PMApr 116:19 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Colombo

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in ColomboApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay001010202020303040405050506060707080000101020203030304040505060606070708080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Colombo

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in ColomboApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 102:31 PMMar 102:31 PMMar 2512:31 PMMar 2512:31 PMApr 811:52 PMApr 811:52 PMApr 245:20 AMApr 245:20 AMMay 88:53 AMMay 88:53 AMMay 237:24 PMMay 237:24 PM6:10 AM6:10 AM6:30 PM6:30 PM6:28 PM6:28 PM6:44 AM6:44 AM5:32 AM5:32 AM6:02 PM6:02 PM5:52 PM5:52 PM6:00 AM6:00 AM5:47 AM5:47 AM6:36 PM6:36 PM6:14 PM6:14 PM6:13 AM6:13 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
62%-11:19 AMWSW-5:20 AMS239,233 mi
2
50%12:20 AMESE12:18 PMWSW-6:19 AMS235,948 mi
3
40%1:18 AMESE1:19 PMWSW-7:19 AMS232,555 mi
4
29%2:14 AMESE2:18 PMWSW-8:17 AMS229,288 mi
5
18%3:07 AMESE3:16 PMWSW-9:12 AMS226,432 mi
6
10%3:57 AMESE4:12 PMW-10:05 AMS224,290 mi
7
3%4:45 AME5:07 PMW-10:56 AMS223,130 mi
8
0%5:32 AME6:02 PMW-11:46 AMS223,133 mi
9
0%6:20 AME6:58 PMWNW-12:38 PMN224,349 mi
10
4%7:10 AMENE7:56 PMWNW-1:31 PMN226,683 mi
11
10%8:02 AMENE8:55 PMWNW-2:27 PMN229,906 mi
12
18%8:57 AMENE9:55 PMWNW-3:25 PMN233,699 mi
13
27%9:54 AMENE10:55 PMWNW-4:24 PMN237,701 mi
14
37%10:52 AMENE11:51 PMWNW-5:22 PMN241,572 mi
15
47%11:48 AMENE--6:17 PMN245,030 mi
16
50%-12:44 AMWNW12:42 PMENE7:08 PMN247,877 mi
17
67%-1:31 AMWNW1:31 PMENE7:54 PMN250,000 mi
18
76%-2:14 AMWNW2:18 PMENE8:37 PMN251,362 mi
19
84%-2:54 AMWNW3:02 PME9:18 PMN251,985 mi
20
90%-3:32 AMW3:44 PME9:57 PMS251,939 mi
21
95%-4:08 AMW4:26 PME10:35 PMS251,319 mi
22
99%-4:44 AMW5:08 PME11:14 PMS250,230 mi
23
100%-5:21 AMW5:52 PMESE11:55 PMS248,773 mi
24
100%-6:00 AMWSW6:38 PMESE--
25
99%-6:42 AMWSW7:28 PMESE12:39 AMS247,033 mi
26
97%-7:28 AMWSW8:21 PMESE1:27 AMS245,074 mi
27
92%-8:19 AMWSW9:17 PMESE2:19 AMS242,939 mi
28
85%-9:14 AMWSW10:14 PMESE3:15 AMS240,653 mi
29
77%-10:12 AMWSW11:12 PMESE4:13 AMS238,241 mi
30
67%-11:12 AMWSW-5:12 AMS235,743 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Colombo is essentially constant during April, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on April 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 28, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 94% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Colombo

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 1100%Apr 1100%Apr 30100%Apr 30100%Apr 11100%Apr 11100%Apr 21100%Apr 21100%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Colombo is rapidly increasing during April, increasing from 6.4 miles per hour to 9.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.1 miles per hour, while on March 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April in Colombo

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Colombo throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 74% on April 30.

Wind Direction in April in Colombo

Wind Direction in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMaywestnorthsoutheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Colombo is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Colombo is essentially constant during April, remaining around 85°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during April is 85°F on April 20.

Average Water Temperature in April in Colombo

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Colombo are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Colombo

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMay100%Apr 16100%Apr 16warmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Colombo are very rapidly increasing during April, increasing by 952°F, from 2,831°F to 3,784°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Colombo

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Colombo is decreasing during April, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 4.5 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Colombo

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in ColomboApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 15.6 kWhApr 15.6 kWhApr 304.5 kWhApr 304.5 kWhApr 115.1 kWhApr 115.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Colombo are 6.932 deg latitude, 79.848 deg longitude, and 30 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Colombo contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 102 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 20 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (226 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (7,175 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Colombo is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and water (45%), within 10 miles by water (56%) and artificial surfaces (34%), and within 50 miles by water (59%) and trees (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Colombo, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Colombo.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Colombo according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Colombo is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Colombo and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Colombo and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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