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Triplandio Kandy guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Kandy with 58 POI, spanning 54.9 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Kandy
City & Country Data Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Key travel data for Kandy — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Sri Lanka
Cost
HIGH
Safety
45
Health
38
Lifestyle
55
Infra
26
Rank
#76
Score
31
Tourists
540K/y
GDP/cap
$5.0k
Life Exp
77.7 yrs
Population
21.8M
Currency
LKR Rs
Language
Sinhala
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
119
💰 Prices in Kandy
Coffee
$3.25
Beer
$2.00
Lunch
$2.75
Groceries
$15.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.60
Transit
$0.30
Fuel
$1.00/l
Internet
$15.00/m
Salary
$300/m
Best time to visit Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Now (September) avg: 23°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Mar.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
27°C / 20°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:56 / 18:01
Local time
3:54
Best Months 
Feb & Mar
Feb & Mar
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A tangy rice meal featuring native spices and tamarind. A refreshing salad made with finely chopped gotukola leaves. A traditional dark, sticky confection made with coconut milk and palm sugar. A robust chicken curry with a blend of spices unique to Kandy. A creamy coconut milk curry with boiled eggs.
Traditional Local Food
Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Main course
Vegetarian
Ambula
ඇඹුල
ahm-boo-lah
· Sour Rice Dish
🌱
Starter
Vegan
Gotukola Sambol
ගොටුකොල සම්බෝල
go-too-koh-lah sahm-bol
· Pennywort Salad
🌱
Dessert
Vegan
Kandyan Kalu Dodol
මදෝල් දොදොල්
kalu doh-dol
· Dark Coconut Milk Sweet
🥩
Main course
Meat
Kandyan Kukul Mas Curry
මහනුවර කුකුල් මස් කறි
kuh-kool mahs curry
· Spiced Chicken Curry
🌿
Main course
Vegetarian
Thalangama Hodi
තළංගම හොඩි
thal-an-gah-ma ho-dee
· Coconut Egg Curry