Pothana in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.1131, 80.1731
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 136 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Pothana, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Right now in Pothana, North Western Province, Sri Lanka the local time is the one shown here, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Pothana, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Pothana
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Pothana.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 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 Pothana right now
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Pothana and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60739 Warawewa — 1.9 km away
- 60732 Usgala Siyabmalangamuwa — 6.7 km away
- 60735 Pahalagiribawa — 6.7 km away
- 60736 Saliya Asokapura — 6.7 km away
- 60737 Solepura — 6.7 km away
- 60738 Solewewa — 6.7 km away
- 60734 Tambutta — 7.3 km away
- 50248 Angamuwa — 8.2 km away
- 50226 Kalaoya — 9.4 km away
- 50220 Pahala Maragahawe — 9.4 km away
- 50222 Horiwila — 9.4 km away
- 50224 Gemunupura — 9.4 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 Pothana
- Pothana North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Pothana Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
- Pothana Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Pothana North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Ihala Walpaluwa — 25.6 km
- Pahala Walpaluwa — 25.6 km
- Ambagammana — 25.7 km
- Piduruwellewa — 25.7 km
- Urewa — 25.7 km
- Galkadawala — 26.5 km
About the time in Pothana
12 postal codes are listed for Pothana.
The applicable time zone for Pothana is Asia/Colombo, offset UTC+5:30. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
At Pothana the sun clears the horizon at 5:58 AM and sinks again at 5:54 PM. The gap between them is 11 h 57 min.
Neighbouring places Ihala Walpaluwa and Pahala Walpaluwa run on Pothana time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Pothana?
- The time zone assigned to Pothana is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Pothana have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Pothana: No.
- When does daylight begin in Pothana?
- Daylight begins at 5:58 AM.