Mannar, Sri Lanka

Formerly, the town was renowned as a centre of pearl fishing, mentioned in the 2nd-century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. Mannar is known for its baobab trees and for its fort, built by the Portuguese in 1560 and taken by the Dutch in 1658 and rebuilt; its ramparts and bastions are intact, though the interior is largely destroyed. Visually, the modern town is dominated by its churches, Hindu temples and mosques. The Catholic Church has a diocese headquartered in the town. By rail, the town is connected to the rest of Sri Lanka by the Mannar Line. It was under the control of LTTE during the Sri Lankan Civil War between 1983 and 2009. ==Climate==

Mannar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: As) with warm to hot temperatures and a modest amount of rainfall. Mannar experiences a distinct wet season from October to December, and the rest of the year is fairly dry. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Mannar (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 30.4 | Feb record high C = 32.4 | Mar record high C = 34.2 | Apr record high C = 35.4 | May record high C = 33.8 | Jun record high C = 33.1 | Jul record high C = 32.2 | Aug record high C = 32.2 | Sep record high C = 32.1 | Oct record high C = 32.0 | Nov record high C = 31.1 | Dec record high C = 30.3 | year record high C = | Jan high C = 29.4 | Feb high C = 30.8 | Mar high C = 32.6 | Apr high C = 33.1 | May high C = 32.3 | Jun high C = 31.5 | Jul high C = 31.1 | Aug high C = 31.0 | Sep high C = 31.0 | Oct high C = 31.0 | Nov high C = 29.8 | Dec high C = 29.1 | year high C = 31.1 | Jan mean C = 26.0 | Feb mean C = 26.6 | Mar mean C = 28.3 | Apr mean C = 28.8 | May mean C = 29.4 | Jun mean C = 29.0 | Jul mean C = 28.8 | Aug mean C = 28.3 | Sep mean C = 28.4 | Oct mean C = 27.8 | Nov mean C = 27.1 | Dec mean C = 26.4 | year mean C = 27.9 | Jan low C = 23.9 | Feb low C = 23.9 | Mar low C = 24.7 | Apr low C = 25.8 | May low C = 27.4 | Jun low C = 27.4 | Jul low C = 26.6 | Aug low C = 26.4 | Sep low C = 26.3 | Oct low C = 25.5 | Nov low C = 24.7 | Dec low C = 24.2 | year low C = 25.6 | Jan record low C = 17.5 | Feb record low C = 16.2 | Mar record low C = 20.1 | Apr record low C = 17.0 | May record low C = 18.9 | Jun record low C = 20.0 | Jul record low C = 19.6 | Aug record low C = 19.2 | Sep record low C = 17.5 | Oct record low C = 15.5 | Nov record low C = 16.0 | Dec record low C = 16.5 | year record low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 54.1 | Feb precipitation mm = 28.3 | Mar precipitation mm = 34.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 88.9 | May precipitation mm = 61.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 5.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 8.5 | Aug precipitation mm = 13.1 | Sep precipitation mm = 52.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 166.1 | Nov precipitation mm = 257.1 | Dec precipitation mm = 176.9 | year precipitation mm = 947.4 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 4.6 | Feb precipitation days = 3.2 | Mar precipitation days = 3.7 | Apr precipitation days = 6.8 | May precipitation days = 4.1 | Jun precipitation days = 1.6 | Jul precipitation days = 1.6 | Aug precipitation days = 1.9 | Sep precipitation days = 3.4 | Oct precipitation days = 9.8 | Nov precipitation days = 13.9 | Dec precipitation days = 10.7 | year precipitation days = 65.5 | source 1 = NOAA == See also ==