Kanniya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.5959, 81.1642
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 235 km away
What time is it in Kanniya, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
On this page you will find the exact local time in Kanniya, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Kanniya, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Kanniya
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Kanniya, Eastern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:11 PM
Weather in Kanniya right now
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Kanniya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 31032
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
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Thamaravillu — 14.7 km
- Maharoof Gramam — 14.8 km
- Ichchantivu — 14.9 km
- Soorangal — 14.9 km
- Poovarasanthivu — 15.2 km
- Nayamartidal — 15.3 km
Kanniya: clock, sun and surroundings
Today the day starts in Kanniya at 5:54 AM with sunrise and ends at 5:50 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 11 h 56 min.
Kanniya keeps the same time as its neighbours Thamaravillu and Maharoof Gramam.
1 postal code divide Kanniya.
Kanniya sets its clocks by Asia/Colombo, which runs UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time here: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Kanniya listed?
- The time zone in Kanniya is listed as Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Kanniya go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Kanniya: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Kanniya?
- Expect it at 5:50 PM.