Jaffna

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka's northern cultural capital, intensely radiating Tamil heritage and displaying scarred colonial remnants.

    Warmest month is April at 33°C on average. Coolest is January at 28°C. Driest reading falls in March with 3 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.25 (~$1.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Sri Lanka, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.75 (~$1.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Sri Lanka, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      11h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,248 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January28°2°C7
    February30°3°C4
    March32°4°C3
    April33°3°C7
    May33°3°C10
    June32°3°C6
    July32°3°C9
    August32°4°C9
    September31°3°C12
    October30°4°C18
    November29°4°C21
    December28°3°C16

    What to do

    • Admire the vibrant facade of the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil temple
    • Explore the massive, star-shaped layout of Jaffna Fort
    • Take a rugged public ferry to the distant, arid Delft Island

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.