Nikawatta in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.5461, 80.0094
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 70 km away
What time is it in Nikawatta, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Check the current local time in Nikawatta, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, which sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Nikawatta, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Nikawatta
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Nikawatta keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Nikawatta right now
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Nikawatta and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60238 lhala Kadigamuwa — 3.3 km away
- 60236 Padiwela — 3.3 km away
- 60232 llukhena — 3.3 km away
- 60228 Deegalla — 4.9 km away
- 60266 Etungahakotuwa — 5.0 km away
- 60441 Halmillawewa — 5.6 km away
- 60218 Munamaldeniya — 6.2 km away
- 60227 Tharana Udawela — 6.5 km away
- 60226 Nagollagoda — 6.5 km away
- 60106 Karagahagedara — 7.2 km away
- 60211 Ihala Gomugomuwa — 8.1 km away
- 60250 Udubaddawa — 9.2 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
- Hindahena — 0.7 km
- Kalegedara — 3.9 km
- Ihala Hiripannawa — 4.4 km
- Kanatolawa Kuppayama — 4.9 km
- Ihala Hinpannawa — 5.2 km
- Hidiyamulla — 5.2 km
About the time in Nikawatta
In Nikawatta, first light arrives at 5:58 AM and the sun goes down at 5:55 PM. The day holds 11 h 57 min of light.
Hindahena and Kalegedara, both nearby, hold the same time as Nikawatta.
Addressing within Nikawatta draws on 12 postal codes.
Local time in Nikawatta is governed by Asia/Colombo at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Nikawatta?
- The time zone that applies to Nikawatta is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Nikawatta?
- No.
- What is the sunrise time for Nikawatta?
- 5:58 AM.