Pottanai in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.8833, 81.4500
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 206 km away
What time is it in Pottanai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The page gives the present local time in Pottanai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, whose time zone is Asia/Colombo (+5:30).
Pottanai, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Pottanai
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Pottanai.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:52 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:49 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:31 AM – 6:10 PM
Weather in Pottanai right now
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Pottanai and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30424 Vakaneri — 4.1 km away
- 30426 Miravodai — 6.9 km away
- 30420 Oddamavadi — 8.2 km away
- 30442 Mankemi — 8.9 km away
- 30444 Panichankemi — 8.9 km away
- 30392 Murakottanchanai — 9.8 km away
- 30394 Kiran — 9.8 km away
- 30428 Punanai — 11.8 km away
- 30410 Kalkudah — 13.4 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
- Lavanai — 14.8 km
- Batticaloa District — 15.8 km
- Avaddaveli — 16.7 km
- Pankunaveli — 18.9 km
- Makkulanai — 19.3 km
- Eravur Pattu — 19.8 km
Pottanai: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal system lists 9 codes for Pottanai.
Pottanai falls within Asia/Colombo, which places it UTC+5:30 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Pottanai greets the sun at 5:52 AM and loses it at 5:49 PM today. Daylight runs to 11 h 57 min.
The clock reading for Pottanai covers nearby Lavanai and Batticaloa District as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Pottanai observe?
- Pottanai observes Asia/Colombo, whose offset is +5:30.
- Does Pottanai switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Pottanai: No.
- What time is first light in Pottanai?
- The sun rises at 5:52 AM.