Potana in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.8667, 80.2333
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 112 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Potana, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Read off the current local time in Potana, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, which belongs to the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Potana, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Potana
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Potana, North Western Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:15 PM
Weather in Potana right now
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Potana and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60348 Panadaragama — 1.8 km away
- 60347 Bamunukotuwa — 1.8 km away
- 60344 Maspotha — 1.8 km away
- 60600 Maho — 6.9 km away
- 60604 Balalla — 7.6 km away
- 60606 Ridibendiella — 9.3 km away
- 60484 Meewellawa — 9.4 km away
- 60704 Palukadawala — 10.4 km away
- 60474 Hulogedara — 10.8 km away
- 60479 Mahagirilla — 11.6 km away
- 60706 Ataragalla — 12.5 km away
- 60590 Nagollagama — 13.3 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
Other places named Potana
- Potana North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Potana North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Potana North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Potana North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Potana Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Siyambalakele — 26.2 km
- Ginipendegama — 26.2 km
- Potuwewa — 26.5 km
- Ginipendegam — 26.5 km
- Polagewilla — 26.5 km
- Hiddanagama — 26.7 km
Potana: clock, sun and surroundings
Time runs the same in Potana and in nearby Ginipendegama and Siyambalakele.
Coverage of Potana by postal code amounts to 12 entries.
Potana sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, which runs at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time: No.
Morning light reaches Potana at 5:57 AM, and the sun sets at 5:54 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 57 min.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Potana based on Asia/Colombo?
- Yes, local time in Potana is based on Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Potana?
- Daylight saving time in Potana: No.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Potana?
- At 5:57 AM.