Galapitawela in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.9500, 80.3667
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 126 km away
What time is it in Galapitawela, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
You can see the current local time of Galapitawela, North Western Province, Sri Lanka on this page, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Galapitawela, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Galapitawela
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Galapitawela keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Galapitawela right now
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Galapitawela and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60716 Ehetuwewa — 3.5 km away
- 60718 Embogama — 3.9 km away
- 60750 Meegalawa — 5.1 km away
- 60752 Girathalana — 5.1 km away
- 60754 Kudakatnoruwa — 5.1 km away
- 60712 Gallewa — 5.1 km away
- 60704 Palukadawala — 9.4 km away
- 60724 Mahananneriya — 10.1 km away
- 60722 Wannilhalagama — 10.1 km away
- 60721 Wannikudawewa — 10.1 km away
- 60706 Ataragalla — 10.5 km away
- 50174 Kalankuttiya — 11.3 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 Western Province
- Puttalam 45 661
- Kurunegala 28 571
- Chilaw 24 712
- Kuliyapitiya 6 877
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Welangolla — 24.1 km
- Wanduressa — 24.2 km
- Bakmiwewa — 24.2 km
- Handungamuwa — 24.4 km
- Digankonwewa — 24.4 km
- Halmillewa — 24.4 km
Time and daylight in Galapitawela
12 postal codes are attached to Galapitawela.
Galapitawela sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, which runs at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time: No.
In Galapitawela today the sun is out from 5:57 AM until 5:53 PM. That comes to 11 h 57 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Galapitawela and nearby Welangolla or Bakmiwewa.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Galapitawela identified?
- The time zone for Galapitawela is identified as Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Galapitawela?
- Daylight saving in Galapitawela: No.
- When does daylight begin in Galapitawela?
- Daylight begins at 5:57 AM.