Palampataru in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.5142, 81.1110
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 224 km away
What time is it in Palampataru, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
On this page you will find the exact local time in Palampataru, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Palampataru, Sri Lanka
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Palampataru
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Palampataru.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:49 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:11 PM
Weather in Palampataru right now
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Palampataru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 31046 Tampalakamam — 2.2 km away
- 31100 Kinniya — 7.6 km away
- 31106 Maharugiramam — 7.6 km away
- 31112 Kurinchakemy — 7.6 km away
- 31050 Chinabay — 8.6 km away
- 31053 Vellamanal — 8.6 km away
- 50008 Saliyapura — 12.0 km away
- 31032 Kanniya — 15.9 km away
- 31034 Pankulam — 15.9 km away
- 31036 Mahadivulwewa — 15.9 km away
- 31038 Rottawewa — 15.9 km away
- 31006 Sampaltivu — 16.7 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 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
- Maniarasankulam — 7.3 km
- Unit Nine — 8.7 km
- Kayanwadia — 9.1 km
- Unit Ten — 10.3 km
- Mollipotana — 10.7 km
- Buhari Nagar — 10.7 km
About the time in Palampataru
Daylight in Palampataru starts at 5:54 AM and ends at 5:49 PM today. It lasts 11 h 55 min.
The time you see for Palampataru is also correct for Maniarasankulam and Unit Nine.
Palampataru contains 12 postal codes.
Palampataru is placed in Asia/Colombo, and its offset from UTC is +5:30. Daylight saving observed here: No.
Questions and answers
- Is Asia/Colombo the time zone for Palampataru?
- Yes, Asia/Colombo is the time zone for Palampataru, with an offset of +5:30.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Palampataru?
- No.
- What time is first light in Palampataru?
- The sun rises at 5:54 AM.