Yala National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Sri Lanka
About Yala National Park
Yala is in the lowest peneplain of Sri Lanka, which extends from Trincomalee to Hambantota. Topographically the area is a flat and mildly undulating plain that runs to the coast with elevation is 30 metres (98ft) close to the coast while rising in the interior to 100–125 metres (330–410ft). The national park is in the dry semi-arid climatic region and rain is received mainly during the northeast monsoon. The mean annual rainfall ranges between 500–775 millimetres (20–30.5in) while the mean temperature ranges between 26.4°C (79.5°F) in January to 30°C (86°F) in April. It is windier in Yala, during the southwest monsoon compared to the wind during the northeast monsoon with wind speeds from 23km/h (14mph) to 15km/h (9.3mph). Yala National Park has a variety of ecosystems including moist mons
Yala National Park Travel Guide Sections
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