Karaikkulam in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.6915, 78.6429
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 2112 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karaikkulam, Tamil Nadu, India
The exact time in Karaikkulam, Tamil Nadu, India is given here, for the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Karaikkulam, India
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Karaikkulam
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Karaikkulam.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:06 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 11 h 48 min Night 12 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Karaikkulam right now
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Karaikkulam and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 630554 Velarendal — 3.9 km away
- 630702 Ilayangudi West — 3.9 km away
- 630709 Indankulam — 4.1 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Tamil Nadu
- Chennai 4 681 087
- Coimbatore 2 136 916
- Kallakurichi 1 682 687
- Madurai 1 465 625
- Tirunelveli 1 435 844
- Teni 1 034 724
Other places named Karaikkulam
- Kāraikkulam Tamil Nadu, India
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Nenmeni — 21.1 km
- Nattappadi — 21.2 km
- Pagaivandi — 21.2 km
- Avarendal — 21.6 km
- Pudukkudi — 21.9 km
- Valasaikudi — 22.0 km
Local time details for Karaikkulam
Karaikkulam is mapped by 3 postal codes.
Local clocks in Karaikkulam answer to Asia/Kolkata, set UTC+5:30 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
Karaikkulam sees first light at 6:06 AM today and the sun sets at 5:54 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 48 min.
Same time, different place: Nenmeni and Nattappadi near Karaikkulam.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Karaikkulam?
- The time zone covering Karaikkulam is Asia/Kolkata, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Karaikkulam move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Karaikkulam?
- In Karaikkulam the sun sets at 5:54 PM.