Western Province · Sri Lanka
Gampaha travel guide
Gampaha is a city in Western Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 191,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CMB16 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
When to go
The best time to visit Gampaha
Gampaha has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; November is the wettest, with about 336 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 Gampaha: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML, 33 km) and Koggala Airport (KCT, 127 km) are also within reach.
CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport
RML · Colombo Ratmalana International Airport
KCT · Koggala Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Gampaha
Eat
Traditional Sri Lankan dishes with Milk rice and many more foods can be enjoyed throughout the city.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Questions
Gampaha: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gampaha?
Gampaha has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; November is the wettest, with about 336 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gampaha?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML, 33 km) and Koggala Airport (KCT, 127 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Gampaha?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Gampaha
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.