Karapola in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.9167, 81.1333
- Region
- North Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 179 km away
What time is it in Karapola, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
You can see the current local time of Karapola, North Central Province, Sri Lanka on this page, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Karapola, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Karapola
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karapola, North Central Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Karapola right now
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Karapola and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 51062 Sevanapitiya — 6.7 km away
- 51064 Mutugala — 6.7 km away
- 51066 Nawasenapura — 6.7 km away
- 51004 Onegama — 9.2 km away
- 51002 Kalingaela — 11.1 km away
- 51006 Lakshauyana — 11.1 km away
- 51008 Unagalavehera — 11.1 km away
- 51042 Wijayabapura — 12.4 km away
- 51044 Talpotha — 12.4 km away
- 51046 Palugasdamana — 12.4 km away
- 51049 Tambala — 12.4 km away
- 51070 Welikanda — 12.9 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 North Central Province
- Anuradhapura 60 943
- Polonnaruwa 13 900
- Mihintale 5 000
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Mahawewa — 1.8 km
- Mahawewa Colony — 1.9 km
- Manampitiya — 2.6 km
- Hewanpitiya — 2.6 km
- Sewanpitiya — 2.6 km
- Sevanapitiya — 3.2 km
About the time in Karapola
Karapola carries 12 postal codes.
The time zone in effect for Karapola is Asia/Colombo, at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Today Karapola sees sunrise at 5:54 AM, sunset at 5:51 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 57 min.
Nearby places like Mahawewa and Mahawewa Colony are on Karapola time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Karapola?
- The applicable time zone information is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Karapola change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Karapola: No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Karapola?
- Today the sun sets at 5:51 PM.