Sri Lanka
About 21.7M people live in Sri Lanka, on 65,610 km² in 9 regions; the capital is Colombo. The highest summit is Pidurutalagala (2,524 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Sri Lanka at a glance
The atlas follows 17,287 places here month by month, with 27 mountains and 34 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Sri Lanka's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+197%7.81M in 1950 → 23.2M in 2025 → 24.8M in 2050Sri Lanka · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Sri Lanka
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Sri Lanka
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
47OctoberKandy
33OctoberAnuradhapura
48OctoberGalle
25OctoberPolonnaruwa
42OctoberColombo
37OctoberTrincomalee
44OctoberJaffna
42OctoberRatnapura
9 regions
Sri Lanka from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Sri Lanka
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Sri Lanka
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Sri Lanka
34 monuments and 35 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Sri Lanka
The ground and the sky in Sri Lanka
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Sri Lanka
3 large airports, 363 railway stations, 8 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.