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Sri Lanka (Colombo) weather in October

Is it warm? Yes. October in Sri Lanka (Colombo) is hot: afternoons average 29°C and nights 24°C. Most days (80%) peak between 28°C and 30°C.

Hot · average high

29°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low24°overnight
  • Sea29°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days25381 mm in the month
  • SkyMostly cloudy83% cloud · 1% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every October afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 28° and 30°.

Number of October days by daily high, 2011–2025.

October, year by year

The average October high in each year. The warmest, 2025, averaged 30°C; the coolest, 2022, 28°C.

Average October high by year: 2011: 29.3°C, 2012: 28.9°C, 2013: 28.6°C, 2014: 29°C, 2015: 29.1°C, 2016: 29.4°C, 2017: 28.4°C, 2018: 28.3°C, 2019: 28.3°C, 2020: 28.7°C, 2021: 28.5°C, 2022: 27.9°C, 2023: 28.5°C, 2024: 28.7°C, 2025: 29.6°C.

Compared with home

Average October highs. Expect rain on about 25 days (381 mm in a typical month).

  • Sri Lanka (Colombo)29°
  • London15°
  • Dublin14°
  • Cork14°
  • Manchester14°
  • Belfast13°
  • Glasgow12°

Other months

Sri Lanka (Colombo) all year · Where else is hot in October

Warmer in October, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Sri Lanka (Colombo) is about 11h 45m.

  • Very hot in Oct

    33°C average high

    avg high · 23° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+

    Sharm el-Sheikh

    Egypt

    Sea
    28°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Oct

    32°C average high

    avg high · 20° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Aqaba

    Jordan

    Sea
    26°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Oct

    30°C average high

    avg high · 23° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Hurghada

    Egypt

    Sea
    27°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology