Punkanaveli in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.6833, 81.5667
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 207 km away
What time is it in Punkanaveli, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The reading below is the local time in Punkanaveli, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, taken from the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Punkanaveli, Sri Lanka
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Punkanaveli
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Punkanaveli, Eastern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:55 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 5:43 PM Daylight 11 h 48 min Night 12 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:05 PM
Weather in Punkanaveli right now
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Punkanaveli and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30354 Karadiyanaru — 3.9 km away
- 30400 Valaichenai — 3.9 km away
- 30352 Pankudavely — 7.3 km away
- 30358 Periyapullumalai — 7.3 km away
- 30362 Ayithiyamalai — 7.6 km away
- 30364 Unnichchai — 7.6 km away
- 30300 Eravur — 11.3 km away
- 30022 Pillaiyaradi — 11.3 km away
- 30024 Thannamunai — 11.3 km away
- 30016 Kannankudah — 11.4 km away
- 30350 Chenkaladi — 11.7 km away
- 30372 Kaluwankemy — 13.0 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
- Vaikaladichchenai — 0.9 km
- Alayadimaduchchenai — 1.5 km
- Sokampi — 1.6 km
- Ponnankanichchenai — 2.6 km
- Kallachchenai — 4.1 km
- Ibrayankulam — 5.2 km
About the time in Punkanaveli
Today at Punkanaveli, the sun rises at 5:55 AM and sets at 5:43 PM. That gives 11 h 48 min of daylight.
The local time of Punkanaveli is shared by neighbouring Vaikaladichchenai and Alayadimaduchchenai.
Punkanaveli appears under 12 postal codes.
Punkanaveli follows Asia/Colombo, giving it a UTC+5:30 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Punkanaveli?
- The time zone local to Punkanaveli is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Punkanaveli?
- No.
- When does the sun disappear in Punkanaveli?
- It disappears at 5:43 PM.