Eastern Province · Sri Lanka
Trincomalee travel guide
Trincomalee is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 99,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TRR7 km · China Bay Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
When to go
The best time to visit Trincomalee
Trincomalee has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; November is the wettest, with about 379 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 Trincomalee: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is China Bay Airport (TRR), about 6.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batticaloa International Airport (BTC, 108 km) is also within reach.
TRR · China Bay Airport
BTC · Batticaloa International Airport
Questions
Trincomalee: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Trincomalee?
Trincomalee has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; November is the wettest, with about 379 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Trincomalee?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is China Bay Airport (TRR), about 6.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batticaloa International Airport (BTC, 108 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Trincomalee?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Trincomalee
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.