Rankothgama in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.0794, 80.9875
- Region
- North Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 179 km away
What time is it in Rankothgama, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Below is the local time in Rankothgama, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, kept in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Rankothgama, Sri Lanka
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Rankothgama
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Rankothgama.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:46 PM Daylight 11 h 50 min Night 12 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 6:07 PM
Weather in Rankothgama right now
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Rankothgama and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 51400 Hingurakgoda — 6.6 km away
- 51408 Hingurakdamana — 6.6 km away
- 51024 Jayanthipura — 8.9 km away
- 51410 Minneriya — 10.0 km away
- 51026 Giritale — 12.2 km away
- 51049 Tambala — 12.6 km away
- 51046 Palugasdamana — 12.6 km away
- 51044 Talpotha — 12.6 km away
- 51042 Wijayabapura — 12.6 km away
- 51098 Hansayapalama — 12.9 km away
- 51096 Nelumwewa — 12.9 km away
- 51094 Dewagala — 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
- Nishshankamallapura — 12.1 km
- Sirisangabo Pedesa — 12.5 km
- Ethumalpitiya — 12.5 km
- Tunkema — 12.6 km
- Thambalawewa — 12.8 km
- Kadawalawewa — 13.2 km
Rankothgama: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby Nishshankamallapura and Sirisangabo Pedesa follow the same clock as Rankothgama.
Every address in Rankothgama sits within one of 12 postal codes.
Rankothgama reads its time from Asia/Colombo, placed at UTC+5:30. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
The sun shows itself over Rankothgama at 5:56 AM and sets at 5:46 PM today. That is 11 h 50 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Rankothgama?
- The time zone covering Rankothgama is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Rankothgama?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Rankothgama?
- It sets at 5:46 PM.