Northern Province · Sri Lanka
Vavuniya travel guide
Vavuniya is a city in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, home to about 75,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TRR80 km · China Bay Airport
- Currency
- LKRSri Lankan rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil
When to go
The best time to visit Vavuniya
Vavuniya has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; November is the wettest, with about 302 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 Vavuniya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is China Bay Airport (TRR), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jaffna International Airport (JAF, 125 km) is also within reach.
TRR · China Bay Airport
JAF · Jaffna International Airport
Questions
Vavuniya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Vavuniya?
Vavuniya has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; November is the wettest, with about 302 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Vavuniya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is China Bay Airport (TRR), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jaffna International Airport (JAF, 125 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Vavuniya?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Vavuniya
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.