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The Island Nation Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean. It
is a large island located immediately in the south of India.
Sri Lanka lies between 6 to 10 of North Latitude and 80 -
82 of East Longitude. The land area of Sri Lanka is 65, 525
sq km and the area excluding the inland water is 62,336 sq.
km.
Most of Sri Lanka receives an abundant or average rainfall
that is well distributed throughout the year. The southwestern
coast and mountain slope receives the maximum rainfall and
are the wettest regions. Rainfall in this region is greatest
during the periods from April to June and October to November.
The northeastern side of the island is mostly dry with scanty
rainfall during the period from February and September. While
these areas receives some rain during October and January.
Daily sunshine level fluctuates from 6 to 8 hours in most
parts of the island. The sunshine amount is low during rainy
seasons and when the sky cloudy. These kind of cloudy and
rainy season might sometime last for 2-3 days together. January
is the coolest month and May is the hottest month after which,
monsoon starts.
The Island Nation has a warm climate round the year. The
average yearly temperature of the country ranges from 26 degree
to 28-degree Celsius. The day night temperature of the country
varies from 4 to 7 degrees.
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