Live data feed

Sri Lanka,
right now.

Live weather, exchange rates, flight prices, tourism news, and seasonal guides — all updating automatically every 48 hours. The island's data, beautifully presented.

Data sources
Weather
OpenWeatherMap
Exchange rates
ExchangeRate-API
Flight prices
Skyscanner API
Tourism news
SLTDA RSS + Daily Mirror
Season tracker
Internal calendar
Updated: —
Live weather

Conditions across the island

Updates every 3 hours
☀️
Galle
29°
Partly cloudy
Humidity 78% · SW winds
Good to visit
🌤️
Ella
22°
Cool and misty
Humidity 85% · N winds
Good to visit
🌊
Arugam Bay
31°
Sunny · Surf 4–6ft
Humidity 71% · SE swell
Peak season
🌡️
Yala
34°
Hot and dry
Humidity 55% · Safari: Excellent
Safari season
🌧️
Colombo
28°
SW Monsoon active
Humidity 88% · Heavy rain
Monsoon season
🏔️
Nuwara Eliya
18°
Cool and clear
Humidity 80% · Perfect
Beautiful now
🏖️
Mirissa
30°
Warm and sunny
Humidity 74% · Calm sea
Good to visit
🌅
Trincomalee
32°
Hot and sunny
Humidity 68% · Blue sea
Peak season
Live exchange rates

Currency converter

Updates every hour
1 USD equals
318.45
Sri Lankan
Rupees
▲ +0.8% today · Good time to exchange
$50 USD
LKR 15,922
$100 USD
LKR 31,845
$200 USD
LKR 63,690
$500 USD
LKR 159,225
$1,000 USD
LKR 318,450
$5,000 USD
LKR 1,592,250
All currencies → LKR
GBP → LKR404.20▲ +0.3%
EUR → LKR343.80▲ +0.5%
SGD → LKR236.60▲ +0.2%
AUD → LKR206.30▼ -0.1%
INR → LKR3.82▲ +0.1%
JPY → LKR2.14▼ -0.2%
Travel news

Latest from Sri Lanka

Updates every 48 hours
Tourism · Breaking

Sri Lanka shatters all-time arrival records — 2.4 million visitors in first half of 2026

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority confirmed a record-breaking first half for 2026, with international arrivals surpassing 2.4 million — a 28% increase on the same period in 2025. The government has set a target of 4 million arrivals by year end, backed by $120 million in infrastructure investment.

SLTDA Official · sltda.gov.lk · June 8, 2026
Jun 08, 2026
Wildlife
Yala leopard population reaches new high — 35 individuals confirmed in Block 1
Dept. of Wildlife Conservation
Jun 07, 2026
Surf
Arugam Bay named top 10 surf destination globally by Surfer Magazine 2026
surfermag.com
Jun 06, 2026
Events
Kandy Esala Perahera 2026 — dates announced for August festival
Colombo Gazette
Jun 05, 2026
Visa
Sri Lanka extends free e-visa programme for 47 countries through December 2026
Ministry of Tourism
Jun 04, 2026
Infrastructure
New Colombo airport terminal to open Q4 2026 — capacity doubles to 30M
Daily Mirror LK
June 2026

Season tracker

🐋 Whale watching — Mirissa
Off season
Blue whale season runs December to April. Book ahead for January and February.
PEAK: DEC · JAN · FEB · MAR · APR
🏄 Surf — Arugam Bay
Peak season now
Southeast swell firing consistently. Best right-hander in Asia is at its peak right now.
PEAK: MAY · JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP
🐆 Safari — Yala National Park
Excellent conditions
Dry season means animals gather at waterholes. Best leopard sightings of the year.
PEAK: MAY · JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP
🌧️ SW Monsoon — West coast
Active now
Southwest monsoon affects Colombo and west coast. East coast and hill country unaffected.
ACTIVE: MAY · JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP
🌿 Hill country — Ella + Nuwara Eliya
Good season
Hill country is beautiful year-round. June brings lush green tea fields after early rains.
GOOD: ALL YEAR · PEAK: DEC–MAR
🏖️ East coast beaches — Trinco + Pasikuda
Best time of year
East coast is at its absolute best right now. Crystal clear water, no waves, perfect for snorkelling.
PEAK: APR · MAY · JUN · JUL · AUG
Flight prices

Flights to Colombo BIA

Next 30 days average
London LHR → Colombo BIA
$580
SriLankan Airlines · Emirates · Qatar Airways
10h 30mDirect available
▼ -$45 this week
Good deal now
Singapore SIN → Colombo BIA
$180
SriLankan Airlines · Scoot · Batik Air
3h 45mMultiple daily
▲ +$12 this week
Dubai DXB → Colombo BIA
$220
Emirates · FlyDubai · SriLankan
4h 20mDirect available
▼ -$30 this week
Good deal now
Frankfurt FRA → Colombo BIA
$620
Lufthansa · SriLankan · Emirates
10h via hub
▲ +$18 this week
Sydney SYD → Colombo BIA
$780
Singapore Airlines · SriLankan
13h via SIN
▼ -$55 this week
Best price in 3 months
Mumbai BOM → Colombo BIA
$95
IndiGo · Air India · SriLankan
2h 15mDirect
▼ -$8 this week
Tourism data

Sri Lanka by the numbers

Source: SLTDA · Updated monthly
2.4M
Visitors Jan–Jun 2026
▲ +28% vs 2025
$1.8B
Tourism revenue H1 2026
▲ +34% vs 2025
$748
Average spend per visitor
▲ +5% vs 2025
4M
Target arrivals 2026
On track
How it works

48-hour content automation pipeline

Step 01
Pull data
Every 48hrs a cron job pulls from SLTDA RSS, Daily Mirror, weather APIs, exchange APIs, and Skyscanner.
Node.js · cron · axios
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Step 02
AI rewrite
Claude API rewrites raw content in Ceylon's editorial voice — luxury, clean, authoritative, consistent.
Anthropic Claude API
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Step 03
Tag + filter
Auto-tags by destination, category, season, and relevance score. Low quality content filtered out.
Contentful CMS API
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Step 04
Publish
Pushes to Contentful CMS. Discover feed, Live page, and newsletter all update automatically.
Contentful · Netlify deploy
For your developer

How to connect the real APIs

Give this page to your developer. These are the exact APIs, endpoints, and code needed to make the live data real. All free or very cheap.

API 01 · Free
OpenWeatherMap
openweathermap.org/api
Free up to 1,000 calls/day
Live weather for all 8 Sri Lanka destinations. Sign up free, get API key instantly, plug in below.
fetch(`https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Galle,LK&appid=YOUR_KEY&units=metric`)
API 02 · Free
ExchangeRate-API
exchangerate-api.com
Free up to 1,500 calls/month
Live USD→LKR and all other currency pairs. Updates hourly. Free plan is more than enough for Ceylon.
fetch(`https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6/YOUR_KEY/latest/USD`)
API 03 · Free tier
SLTDA RSS Feed
sltda.gov.lk/rss
Completely free · Official source
Official Sri Lanka tourism news from the government authority. Parse with rss-parser npm package.
const parser = new RSSParser(); const feed = await parser.parseURL('https://sltda.gov.lk/rss');