Editing Colombo (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Beira lake at Nite.jpg|thumb|400px|The [[Beira Lake]] at night]]

The geography of Colombo consists of both land and water. The city has many canals and, in the heart of the city, the {{convert|65|ha|acre|adj=on}} [[Beira Lake]].<ref name="limc">[http://www.lankalibrary.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1799 The lake in the middle of Colombo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019211142/http://lankalibrary.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1799 |date=2007-10-19 }}, ''Lanka Library''</ref> The lake is one of the most distinctive landmarks of Colombo and was used for centuries by colonists to defend the city.<ref name="limc"/> It remains a tourist attraction, hosting [[regattas]],<ref>''[http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/10/25/spo03.html 35th boat race and 31st Regatta: Oarsmen of Royal and S. Thomas' clash on Beira waters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219193243/http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/10/25/spo03.html |date=2014-02-19 }}, ''Daily News'', October 10, 2003</ref> and [[theater|theatrical events]] on its shores. The northern and north-eastern border of the city of Colombo is formed by the [[Kelani River]], which meets the sea in a part of the city known as the Modera (''mōdara'' in Sinhala) which means [[river delta]].

=== Climate ===
Colombo features a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (''Af''). Colombo's climate is hot throughout the year. From March to April the average high temperature is around {{convert|31|C|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/CEXX0001?from=_bottomnav_business |title=Colombo weather |access-date=2006-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005234250/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/CEXX0001?from=_bottomnav_business |archive-date=2009-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The only major change in the Colombo weather occurs during the [[monsoon]] seasons from April to June and September to November, when heavy rains occur. Colombo sees little relative diurnal range of temperature, although this is more marked in the drier winter months, where minimum temperatures average {{convert|22|C|1}}. Rainfall in the city averages around {{convert|2500|mm|in}} a year.<ref name= WMO>{{cite web
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=227
| title = World Weather Information Service – Colombo
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = November 19, 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170218124526/http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=227
| archive-date = February 18, 2017
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

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{{Weather box
|location = Colombo, Sri Lanka (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2020)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 35.2
|Feb record high C = 36.4
|Mar record high C = 36.1
|Apr record high C = 35.2
|May record high C = 34.5
|Jun record high C = 35.2
|Jul record high C = 32.6
|Aug record high C = 32.7
|Sep record high C = 32.5
|Oct record high C = 33.6
|Nov record high C = 34.2
|Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C = 
 | Jan high C = 31.4
 | Feb high C = 31.6
 | Mar high C = 32.0
 | Apr high C = 32.0
 | May high C = 31.5
 | Jun high C = 30.7
 | Jul high C = 30.3
 | Aug high C = 30.3
 | Sep high C = 30.4
 | Oct high C = 30.4
 | Nov high C = 30.6
 | Dec high C = 30.9
 | year high C =    31.0

 | Jan mean C = 27.2
 | Feb mean C = 27.6
 | Mar mean C = 28.4
 | Apr mean C = 28.7
 | May mean C = 28.9
 | Jun mean C = 28.4
 | Jul mean C = 28.1
 | Aug mean C = 28.1
 | Sep mean C = 27.9
 | Oct mean C = 27.5
 | Nov mean C = 27.3
 | Dec mean C = 27.2
 | year mean C =    27.9

 | Jan low C = 23.1
 | Feb low C = 23.6
 | Mar low C = 24.8
 | Apr low C = 25.3
 | May low C = 26.2
 | Jun low C = 26.1
 | Jul low C = 25.9
 | Aug low C = 25.9
 | Sep low C = 25.4
 | Oct low C = 24.7
 | Nov low C = 23.9
 | Dec low C = 23.5
 | year low C =    24.9
|Jan record low C = 16.4
|Feb record low C = 18.8
|Mar record low C = 17.7
|Apr record low C = 21.2
|May record low C = 20.5
|Jun record low C = 21.4
|Jul record low C = 21.4
|Aug record low C = 21.6
|Sep record low C = 21.2
|Oct record low C = 21.0
|Nov record low C = 18.6
|Dec record low C = 18.1
|year record low C = 16.4
 | precipitation colour = green
 | Jan precipitation mm = 79.6
 | Feb precipitation mm = 77.4
 | Mar precipitation mm = 102.7
 | Apr precipitation mm = 248.9
 | May precipitation mm = 313.6
 | Jun precipitation mm = 196.7
 | Jul precipitation mm = 122.6
 | Aug precipitation mm = 115.5
 | Sep precipitation mm = 264.2
 | Oct precipitation mm = 359.3
 | Nov precipitation mm = 345.8
 | Dec precipitation mm = 170.7
 | year precipitation mm =  2397.0
 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
 | Jan precipitation days = 4.9
 | Feb precipitation days = 5.1
 | Mar precipitation days = 7.7
 | Apr precipitation days = 12.6
 | May precipitation days = 16.6
 | Jun precipitation days = 15.2
 | Jul precipitation days = 10.0
 | Aug precipitation days = 10.2
 | Sep precipitation days = 15.2
 | Oct precipitation days = 18.6
 | Nov precipitation days = 16.0
 | Dec precipitation days = 9.0
 | year precipitation days =   141.2
|time day = Daytime
|Jan humidity = 69
|Feb humidity = 69
|Mar humidity = 71
|Apr humidity = 75
|May humidity = 78
|Jun humidity = 79
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 77
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 78
|Nov humidity = 76
|Dec humidity = 73
|year humidity = 75
|Jan sun = 248.0
|Feb sun = 246.4
|Mar sun = 275.9
|Apr sun = 234.0
|May sun = 201.5
|Jun sun = 195.0
|Jul sun = 201.5
|Aug sun = 201.5
|Sep sun = 189.0
|Oct sun = 201.5
|Nov sun = 210.0
|Dec sun = 217.0
|year sun = 2621.3
|source 1 = NOAA (humidity, sun 1961–1990)<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/SriLanka/CSV/Colombo_43466.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Colombo
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 3, 2024}}</ref><ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/S3/43466.TXT
| server = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| title = Colombo Climate Normals 1961–1990
| access-date = November 19, 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (extremes)<ref name = DWD>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_434660_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Colombo (Kolamba) / Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = November 19, 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190416113756/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_434660_kt.pdf
| archive-date = 16 April 2019
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
|date=May 2012
}}