Galkadawala in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.6908, 80.9372
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 229 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Galkadawala, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Current local time for Galkadawala, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is listed here, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Galkadawala, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Galkadawala
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Galkadawala, Eastern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:55 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Galkadawala right now
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Galkadawala and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50006
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 Eastern Province
- Trincomalee 108 420
- Kalmunai 100 171
- Batticaloa 86 742
- Pottuvil 45 727
- Ampara 43 720
- Eravur Town 22 982
Other places named Galkadawala
- Galkadawala North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Galkadawala North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Galkadawala North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Galkadawala North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Galkadawala North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Welangahaulpatha — 17.2 km
- Akkaraseeya — 19.1 km
- Horowupotana Division — 20.3 km
- Tirappankadawala — 20.8 km
- Paradehiyakada — 21.0 km
- Ihalagama — 21.1 km
Galkadawala: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun breaks the horizon at Galkadawala at 5:55 AM and leaves it at 5:50 PM. Daylight comes to 11 h 56 min.
Welangahaulpatha and Akkaraseeya are close to Galkadawala and observe the same time.
Addressing within Galkadawala draws on 1 postal code.
Galkadawala observes Asia/Colombo time, currently expressed as UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time here: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Galkadawala?
- The time zone setting that matches Galkadawala is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is summer time applied in Galkadawala?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Galkadawala?
- 5:50 PM.