Potanegama in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.9667, 80.4000
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 130 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Potanegama, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
The time in Potanegama, North Western Province, Sri Lanka at this very moment is shown below, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Potanegama, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Potanegama
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Potanegama.
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 5:35 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Potanegama right now
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Potanegama and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60754 Kudakatnoruwa — 3.6 km away
- 60752 Girathalana — 3.6 km away
- 60750 Meegalawa — 3.6 km away
- 60718 Embogama — 7.1 km away
- 50180 Negampaha — 7.4 km away
- 60716 Ehetuwewa — 7.6 km away
- 60712 Gallewa — 8.5 km away
- 50174 Kalankuttiya — 9.4 km away
- 50182 Maneruwa — 10.9 km away
- 50170 Galnewa — 11.0 km away
- 51500 Medirigiriya — 11.8 km away
- 51518 Maha Ambagaswewa — 11.8 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 Potanegama
- Potanegama North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Potanegama North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Potanegama North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Indigolla — 24.5 km
- Maeliya — 25.2 km
- Makulpotha — 25.5 km
- Handungamuwa — 25.9 km
- Wanduressa — 26.0 km
- Nekatimudugomuwa — 26.0 km
Local time details for Potanegama
Potanegama operates with 12 postal codes.
Potanegama sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, which runs at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise happens at 5:57 AM in Potanegama today and sunset at 5:53 PM. That marks 11 h 57 min of daylight.
Travelling from Potanegama to Indigolla or Maeliya does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Potanegama?
- Use Asia/Colombo to show the time in Potanegama; its offset is +5:30.
- What time zone rules apply in Potanegama — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Potanegama: No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Potanegama?
- The sun is rising at 5:57 AM.