Palchenai in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.2000, 81.4167
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 223 km away
What time is it in Palchenai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
On this page the local time of Palchenai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is updated live, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Palchenai, Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Palchenai
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Palchenai keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:53 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 11 h 52 min Night 12 h 08 min Civil twilight 5:32 AM – 6:06 PM
Weather in Palchenai right now
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Palchenai and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30456 Kathiraveli — 2.6 km away
- 30450 Vakarai — 7.6 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
- Mudavankerni — 1.8 km
- Pandittivu — 1.9 km
- Ammanthanaveli — 2.2 km
- Puchchakerni — 2.6 km
- Kathiraveli — 2.6 km
- Komatalamadu — 2.6 km
Time and daylight in Palchenai
Palchenai accounts for 2 postal codes.
Palchenai operates on Asia/Colombo at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time used here: No.
Expect sunrise at 5:53 AM and sunset at 5:45 PM in Palchenai today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 52 min.
Nearby settlements including Mudavankerni and Pandittivu match the time in Palchenai.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Palchenai be stated?
- It should be stated as Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the local time in Palchenai include a summer time period?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Palchenai?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:45 PM.