Ginigathena

Ginigathena is a small town in Sri Lanka located within Central Province in the Nuwara Eliya District. It is the central point to reach Hatton and Nawalapitiya. The Beauty of Tea Estates of Nuwara Eliya District starts from Ginigathena. Ginigathena is populated with Sinhalese and Tamils. Aberdeen Falls, one of the least known waterfalls of Sri Lanka is situated in Ginigathena. One of the very few real tree houses and the only pine tree house of Sri Lanka, "The Tree House" [1] and Hotel Breeta's Garden also situated in Ginigathena. Ginigathena has the majesty of accumulating the branches of Kelani and Mahaweli rivers.

Ginigathena
town
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral
DistrictNuwara Eliya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Climate

Ginigathena receives the highest rainfall in Sri Lanka.

Climate data for Ginigathhena
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
28.4
(83.1)
29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
28.8
(83.8)
27.6
(81.7)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.9
(82.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.2
(81.0)
26.6
(79.9)
28.0
(82.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
23.1
(73.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.6
(76.3)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
23.6
(74.5)
23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23
(73)
22.4
(72.3)
23.5
(74.3)
Average low °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)
17.8
(64.0)
18.5
(65.3)
19.4
(66.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
19.9
(67.8)
19.9
(67.8)
19.1
(66.4)
19.1
(66.4)
18.8
(65.8)
18.3
(64.9)
19.1
(66.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 109
(4.3)
98
(3.9)
164
(6.5)
282
(11.1)
414
(16.3)
480
(18.9)
411
(16.2)
375
(14.8)
351
(13.8)
408
(16.1)
382
(15.0)
203
(8.0)
3,677
(144.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

See also

References

  1. "The Tree House LK – Eco Friendly Villa". www.thetreehouse.lk. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. "Climate: Ginigathhena". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

6°59′N 80°29′E

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