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Sri Lanka travel guide: visa, best time, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Sri Lanka. Capital: Colombo.
Do you need a visa for Sri Lanka?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 2 passports can enter Sri Lanka without a visa and 191 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Sri Lanka · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka at a glance
- Capital
- Colombo
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු, LKR)
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Calling code
- +94
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type D, G · 230 V · 50 Hz
Best time to visit Sri Lanka
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Dec–Mar. Dry on the south and west coasts.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Colombo
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Sri Lanka
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Sri Lanka
- Type Dthree large round pins
- Type Gthree flat pins in a triangle
Mains power is 230 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Sri Lanka?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Sri Lanka or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Sri Lanka?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 2 passports can enter Sri Lanka without a visa, 191 passports can get a visa on arrival, 4 passports need a visa in advance and 1 passport is not admitted. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Sri Lanka.
When is the best time to visit Sri Lanka?
Dec–Mar. Dry on the south and west coasts.
What plug type and voltage does Sri Lanka use?
Sri Lanka uses plug types D, G at 230 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Sri Lanka?
Traffic keeps to the left in Sri Lanka.
What currency does Sri Lanka use?
Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු, LKR).
What is the calling code for Sri Lanka?
+94.
What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
Colombo.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.