Eastern Province · Sri Lanka
Kalmunai travel guide
Kalmunai is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 91,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BTC36 km · Batticaloa International Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
When to go
The best time to visit Kalmunai
Kalmunai has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 353 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 Kalmunai: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Batticaloa International Airport (BTC), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; China Bay Airport (TRR, 143 km) and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI, 147 km) are also within reach.
BTC · Batticaloa International Airport
TRR · China Bay Airport
HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
Questions
Kalmunai: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kalmunai?
Kalmunai has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 353 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kalmunai?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Batticaloa International Airport (BTC), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; China Bay Airport (TRR, 143 km) and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI, 147 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kalmunai?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kalmunai
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.