Pottewela in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.4135, 80.1172
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 61 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Pottewela, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Watch the current local time in Pottewela, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, running on the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Pottewela, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Pottewela
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Pottewela keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Pottewela right now
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Pottewela and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60195 Wewagama — 1.9 km away
- 11129 Rukmale — 3.4 km away
- 60186 Nakkawatta — 5.0 km away
- 60152 Narangoda — 5.8 km away
- 60108 Lonahettiya — 6.0 km away
- 60107 Bogamulla — 6.0 km away
- 71063 Mahapallegama — 6.6 km away
- 60122 Muruthenge — 6.6 km away
- 60121 Metiyagane — 6.6 km away
- 60206 Welpalla — 7.3 km away
- 60135 Ihala Katugampala — 7.7 km away
- 60130 Dambadeniya — 7.7 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 Pottewela
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Kadahapolamulla — 2.3 km
- Ihala Wakkunuwela — 4.9 km
- Ihala Mohottawa — 5.3 km
- Ingaradawula — 5.9 km
- Indipitiya — 6.0 km
- Ihala Inguruwatta — 6.6 km
Pottewela: clock, sun and surroundings
Local timekeeping in Pottewela uses Asia/Colombo, equal to UTC+5:30. Summer clock change: No.
The sun comes up over Pottewela at 5:57 AM today and drops below the horizon at 5:55 PM. That is 11 h 57 min between the two.
The hours shown for Pottewela apply equally in Kadahapolamulla and Ihala Wakkunuwela.
Addresses in Pottewela fall under 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Pottewela?
- The local time zone in Pottewela is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is summer time in effect in Pottewela at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Pottewela: No.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Pottewela?
- Sunrise is at 5:57 AM and sunset at 5:55 PM.