North Western Province · Sri Lanka
Kalpitiya travel guide
Kalpitiya is a city in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 65,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CMB111 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
When to go
The best time to visit Kalpitiya
Kalpitiya 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 281 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 Kalpitiya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), about 111 km from the city centre in a straight line.
CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport
Questions
Kalpitiya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kalpitiya?
Kalpitiya 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 281 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kalpitiya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), about 111 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kalpitiya?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kalpitiya
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.