Northern Province · Sri Lanka
Where to stay in Jaffna
Jaffna is a city in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 88,000 people.
- Best months
- January
- Nearest airport
- JAF15 km · Jaffna International Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
Where to stay
Hotels in Jaffna
4 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gnanams Hotel | 1982 | 0.4 km |
| Subhas Hotel | 1970 | 0.2 km |
| Tilko Jaffna City Hotel | 2010 | 0.7 km |
| Tony's Garden House Inn | 1.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Jaffna
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jaffna are January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; November is the wettest, with about 383 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 Jaffna: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jaffna International Airport (JAF), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line.
JAF · Jaffna International Airport
Questions
Jaffna: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jaffna?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jaffna are January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; November is the wettest, with about 383 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jaffna?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jaffna International Airport (JAF), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Jaffna?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Jaffna
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.