Medawachchiya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.0004, 80.4611
- Region
- North Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 136 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Medawachchiya, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
The current local time in Medawachchiya, North Central Province, Sri Lanka is displayed here for the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Medawachchiya
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Medawachchiya.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Medawachchiya right now
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Medawachchiya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50500
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
Other places named Medawachchiya
- Medawachchiya North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Medawachchiya North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Medawachchiya North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Medawachchiya Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Elagamuwa — 24.3 km
- Balagolla — 24.6 km
- Mirihanpitigama — 24.6 km
- Galtenwewa — 25.0 km
- Kadadekawewa — 25.1 km
- Pugallegama — 25.1 km
Local time details for Medawachchiya
Medawachchiya shares its time with neighbouring Elagamuwa and Balagolla.
Delivery zones in Medawachchiya are marked by 1 postal code.
The local zone in Medawachchiya is Asia/Colombo, standing at UTC+5:30. Whether daylight saving applies: No.
Today's schedule for Medawachchiya: sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 5:53 PM. That gives 11 h 57 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Medawachchiya?
- Medawachchiya is in Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is the offset in Medawachchiya changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does the sun come up in Medawachchiya?
- Sunrise in Medawachchiya is at 5:56 AM.