Is Kolonnawa safe? Sri Lanka travel risk
Is Kolonnawa safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kolonnawa scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Sri Lanka Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 14 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kolonnawa scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sri Lanka (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kolonnawa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sri Lanka travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Kolonnawa belongs to Western (Sri Lanka), centered at coordinates 6.9329° N, 79.8848° E (20 m above sea level). Distance to the capital is cataloged regionally.
Western
6.9329° N, 79.8848° E
20 m
Asia/Colombo
64,887
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Sri Lanka
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (31 °C avg high); Wettest: September (347 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 54 | 64 | 107 | 318 | 317 | 229 | 233 | 347 | 330 | 228 | 149 |
Normals: Colombo (6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kolonnawa happened in September and November (6 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Sri Lanka travel advice & laws.
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