Uva Province · Sri Lanka
Buttala travel guide
Buttala is a city in Uva Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 53,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- HRI55 km · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
When to go
The best time to visit Buttala
Buttala has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; November is the wettest, with about 296 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Buttala: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batticaloa International Airport (BTC, 115 km) and Koggala Airport (KCT, 133 km) are also within reach.
HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
BTC · Batticaloa International Airport
KCT · Koggala Airport
Questions
Buttala: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Buttala?
Buttala has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; November is the wettest, with about 296 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Buttala?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batticaloa International Airport (BTC, 115 km) and Koggala Airport (KCT, 133 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Buttala?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Buttala
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.