Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is a zoo and orphanage in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is one of the 23 sights of the country listed on this site and is the 15th most looked-up sight in Sri Lanka on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The warmest months are March, with highs of 33 °C, and April and May, with highs of 32 °C and 30 °C. The wettest period occurs from October to December, when monthly rainfall reaches about 292 mm to 319 mm and rainy days range from about 21 to 25. The site is 69 km from Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and 57 km from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).
Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, which is 23.1 km away, the Temple of the Tooth, 27.9 km away, or the Knuckles Mountain Range, 47.8 km away. The orphanage is open from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Adult foreign visitors pay Rs 2500 and children pay Rs 1250.
Weather by month
The warmest month is March, with an average high of 33 °C. The wettest is November, with about 319 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Rainfall, mm | 92 | 74 | 115 | 228 | 168 | 145 | 106 | 89 | 134 | 292 | 319 | 139 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
