Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya is a botanical garden in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is one of the 17 most looked-up sights in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The gardens experience rain in every month. The wettest months are November, with about 378 mm of rain over 25 days, and October, with about 322 mm of rain over 24 days. February and August are the driest, with about 104 mm of rain. Temperatures vary, with March reaching a high of 30 °C and a low of 20 °C, while January has a high of 26 °C and a low of 19 °C. The site is 86 km from Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and 79 km from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).
Visitors can combine a trip here with the Temple of the Tooth, 5.6 km away, or the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, 23.1 km away. Other nearby locations include the Knuckles Mountain Range, 27.7 km away, the Nuwara Eliya Post Office, 38.3 km away, and Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, 38.6 km away. The gardens are open from 07:30 to 17:00, Monday through Sunday. Admission prices are Rs 2000 for foreigners and Rs 1,000 for students.
Weather by month
The warmest month is March, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is November, with about 378 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Rainfall, mm | 141 | 104 | 141 | 263 | 177 | 150 | 120 | 104 | 148 | 322 | 378 | 206 |
| 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.
