Is Mannar safe? Sri Lanka travel risk
Is Mannar safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Mannar scores 39/100 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.
Mannar scores 39/100 (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 Mannar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and crime and scams (36/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 49% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sri Lanka travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 8.9667° N, 79.8833° E in North Central, Mannar maintains a regional distance of the capital.
North Central
8.9667° N, 79.8833° E
9 m
Asia/Colombo
35,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Sri Lanka
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (32 °C avg high); Wettest: November (232 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 72 | 34 | 37 | 60 | 63 | 39 | 35 | 44 | 85 | 190 | 232 | 154 |
Normals: Mannar (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Mannar happened in December (1 of 1 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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