Nilaveli in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.6648, 81.1712
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 241 km away
What time is it in Nilaveli, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The time now in Nilaveli, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is shown here, following the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Nilaveli, Sri Lanka
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Nilaveli
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Nilaveli keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 5:43 PM Daylight 11 h 46 min Night 12 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:05 PM
Weather in Nilaveli right now
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Nilaveli and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 31010
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
- Vellaimanal — 16.6 km
- Wellaimanal — 16.7 km
- Niroddumunai — 16.8 km
- Periyathumunai — 17.4 km
- Malinthurai — 17.8 km
- Periya Kinniya — 17.8 km
Time and daylight in Nilaveli
Locations in Nilaveli are covered by 1 postal code.
The time zone used in Nilaveli is Asia/Colombo, set at UTC+5:30. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Nilaveli sees first light at 5:57 AM today and the sun sets at 5:43 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 46 min.
Around Nilaveli, places such as Vellaimanal and Wellaimanal use the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Nilaveli?
- In Nilaveli, the applicable time zone is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Are the clocks in Nilaveli adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Nilaveli: No.
- When does daylight end in Nilaveli?
- Daylight ends at 5:43 PM.