Highland district and hill-station town, among Sri Lanka's main arabica-growing areas.
Nuwara Eliya is one of the districts named for arabica in Sri Lanka. The town sits at about 1,868 m and is a former British hill station, better known for tea. The climate is cool, with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C.
Field notes
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Nuwara Eliya was a British hill station nicknamed Little England, founded in 1846 by the explorer Samuel Baker.
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Night frost can occur in winter, which is unusual for a tropical island.
Elsewhere in Sri Lanka
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee as a cash crop to Sri Lanka · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
- Brewing a special cup with Sri Lankan coffee · Daily FT
- Nuwara Eliya · Wikimedia Foundation