Pothana in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.3729, 80.5619
- Region
- North Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 178 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Pothana, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
This page reports the local time in Pothana, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, set by the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Pothana, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Pothana
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Pothana, North Central Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Pothana right now
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Pothana and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50380 Seeppukulama — 3.1 km away
- 50384 Mailagaswewa — 5.5 km away
- 50382 Upuldeniya — 5.5 km away
- 50300 Mihintale — 5.9 km away
- 50304 lhalagama — 5.9 km away
- 50306 Mahakanadarawa — 5.9 km away
- 50308 Maradankalla — 5.9 km away
- 50386 Rampathwila — 7.9 km away
- 50072 Tirappane — 8.4 km away
- 50454 Kallanchiya — 9.6 km away
- 50450 Rambewa — 9.9 km away
- 50448 Pandukabayapura — 10.5 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
Other places named Pothana
- Pothana North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Pothana Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
- Pothana Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Pothana North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Dayagama — 23.7 km
- Labunoruwa — 24.0 km
- Wanamal Uyana — 24.1 km
- Achchirikulama — 24.5 km
- Pahala Amanakkattuwa — 24.5 km
- Maha Kanumulla — 24.5 km
About the time in Pothana
Pothana runs its day on Asia/Colombo, which is offset UTC+5:30. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Daylight arrives in Pothana at 5:56 AM and departs at 5:53 PM. It lasts 11 h 56 min today.
In Dayagama and Labunoruwa the clock agrees with Pothana.
Pothana operates with 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Pothana?
- Asia/Colombo corresponds to Pothana and has an offset of +5:30.
- Does Pothana change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Pothana: No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Pothana?
- The sun is rising at 5:56 AM.