Puttalam in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.0362, 79.8283
- Population
- 45 661
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 122 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Puttalam, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
The clock on this page follows the local time of Puttalam, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Puttalam, Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Puttalam
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Puttalam keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:01 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 11 h 50 min Night 12 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:39 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Puttalam right now
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Puttalam and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61300
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
- Kurunegala 28 571
- Chilaw 24 712
- Kuliyapitiya 6 877
Other places named Puttalam
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Perikkowattana — 19.8 km
- Jayarajapura — 20.1 km
- Konthanthive — 20.3 km
- Mangalaveli — 20.5 km
- Mundel Division — 20.6 km
- Kandalai — 20.7 km
About the time in Puttalam
Both Perikkowattana and Jayarajapura are near Puttalam and keep its time.
Mail delivery in Puttalam relies on 1 postal code.
Puttalam belongs to the Asia/Colombo zone, placing local clocks at UTC+5:30. Summer time adjustment: No.
Sun-up in Puttalam is 6:01 AM today and sun-down is 5:50 PM. That gap holds 11 h 50 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Puttalam be stated?
- It should be stated as Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Puttalam?
- No.
- When does daylight begin in Puttalam?
- Daylight begins at 6:01 AM.