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Sri Lanka weather

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Sri Lanka

Right now in Sri Lanka's capital it's 27°, Heavy rain. We've put together the month-by-month climate and a live forecast for every major city.

Now, by city

Weather across Sri Lanka's cities

CityTodayRainHumiditySunriseSunset
Anuradhapura26° / 24°Partly cloudy—92%05:4817:47Full forecast ›
Colombo28° / 26°Rain2.7 מ״מ75%05:4717:47Full forecast ›
Galle26° / 23°Rain2.9 מ״מ93%05:4717:48Full forecast ›
Jaffna30° / 25°Rain3.3 מ״מ65%05:4817:46Full forecast ›
Kandy22° / 21°Partly cloudy0.7 מ״מ99%05:4817:48Full forecast ›
Nuwara Eliya16° / 14°Cloudy0.4 מ״מ98%05:4717:48Full forecast ›
This week

Near-term forecast for Sri Lanka

The temperature right now in Sri Lanka's capital and the days ahead. For a specific city, see the table above.

Sri Lanka
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Questions & answers

Sri Lanka weather — FAQ

How much daylight does Sri Lanka get?
In January about 11h 38m of daylight, in July about 12h 22m of daylight. The gap widens the further you are from the equator.
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Sources: Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Climate: Open-Meteo (1991–2020)