Puttalam District in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.0454, 79.9319
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 124 km away
What time is it in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
See what time it currently is in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka — the time zone there is Asia/Colombo (+5:30).
Puttalam District, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Puttalam District
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Puttalam District.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Puttalam District right now
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Puttalam District and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61314 Karuwalagaswewa — 5.2 km away
- 61358 Kandakuliya — 9.2 km away
- 61356 Kurinjanpitiya — 9.2 km away
- 61354 Palliwasalturai — 9.2 km away
- 61328 Attawilluwa — 9.2 km away
- 61326 Puttalam Cement Factory — 9.2 km away
- 61324 Saliyawewa Junction — 9.2 km away
- 61322 Tabbowa — 9.2 km away
- 61534 Kalladiya — 10.4 km away
- 61532 Kottukachchiya — 10.4 km away
- 61312 Sirambiadiya — 11.0 km away
- 61308 Eluwankulama — 11.5 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
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Kakupandiyawa — 23.9 km
- Ramankulama — 24.3 km
- Nabadawa — 24.5 km
- Rawanawetiya — 24.6 km
- Kokichchankulama — 24.7 km
- Ampitigama — 25.2 km
Time and daylight in Puttalam District
Sorting mail for Puttalam District involves 12 postal codes.
Standard time in Puttalam District comes from Asia/Colombo and equals UTC+5:30. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
For Puttalam District today, sunrise is 5:59 AM and sunset is 5:55 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 56 min.
Kakupandiyawa and Ramankulama sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Puttalam District.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Puttalam District?
- Choose Asia/Colombo for Puttalam District, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Puttalam District switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Puttalam District: No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Puttalam District?
- Sunset there is at 5:55 PM.