5:49 AM 7/9/2024
Nuwara Eliya Phone Code: 052
IDD Land Phone Code for Nuwara Eliya is 0094 52
Nuwera Eliya Don't have Mobile Phone Code.
Postal Code: 22200 - ZIP Code. (Useful to send mails, parcels and telegrams to Nuwera Eliya)
If you want to call from Colombo, you must start dialing with 052 before a Nuwara Eliya phone number.
To call from overseas dial 0094 52 followed by the landline number.
Call a mobile phone simply dialing 0094 followed by the mobile phone number without the zero in the front.
April Festival 2025 - Annual Fun and Fair will start in the first week of April, 2025.
2025 Nuwara Eliya Spring Festival is going to start on 01st of April 2025 - the "Wasantha Udanaya". This will go ahead throughout this month of April. (It will be clebrated till 30th April 2025, with many fun filled events for the general public. There are many events including golfing , horse racing, floral exhibitions and open air entertainment shows. The organizers - Nuwera Eliya Municipal Council - say that these events will attract local and foreign tourists. Make your room reservation early as there used to be nmo rooms available around April. Bands from Schools, Army, Navy and Airforce will perform here. Primary events such as car, Motorcycle, Horse and Boat races will take place here. Other than this Carnival and Music Shows too will take place.
Distance from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya Town is around 160 Km
Can travel by vehicle, public transport and by Air Taxi.
Trains are available up to Nanu Oya Railway Station. (5 Km by road.)
Nuwara Eliya Cool Months: January, February, March, April and May. (20 - 24 C)
Nuwara Eliya is the popular hill station in Sri Lanka, where most of the local rich families and tourists take vacation during the hot summer season. Around April most of the low lying lands in Sri Lanka use to experience dry and hot weather. At this time festival used to take place for days and lot of people used to participate in this event. Some of the events used to take in the lake while other events used to take place in the town's grounds. Parades used to take place in the streets. Other attractions in this area are Playing Golf, Walking in parks, waterfalls, mountains, tea estates and factories, temples and churches. Colonial era buildings of the British built post office. Many visitors call this place as little England, as its temperature, weather and typical English style houses and bungalows reminds them like being in an English village.
Visiting Nuwara Eliya During December.
It is too cold to visit here in December. Occasional showers and mist may prevent normal activities. While minimum temperature in the Night can reach around 9°C while day time Temparature used to be around 20°C
Roads are with fog and some time with Snow pellets.
Slippery roads and walking paths.
Difficulty in driving as there may be fog on the roads during this winter season.
Public holidays, Sundays and Poya days are the best time to make low priced calls to any part of the world from Sri Lanka through out the day and night.
International country code of Sri Lanka is +94 or 0094.