Palai in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.6119, 80.3258
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 302 km away
- Same name
- 27 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Palai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The time now in Palai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka is shown here, following the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Palai, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Palai
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Palai.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Palai right now
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Palai and its neighbours
Largest cities in Northern Province
- Jaffna 169 102
- Point Pedro 89 810
- Valvedditturai 78 205
- Vavuniya 60 176
- Mannar 35 817
- Mullaittivu 28 973
Other places named Palai
- Palai Kerala, India
- Palai Tibet, China
- Palai Tibet, China
- Palai West Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Palai Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Pallai Town — 0.3 km
- Periyapalai — 1.0 km
- Tampakamam — 1.0 km
- Vannankeni — 1.6 km
- Puloppalai — 1.7 km
- Thambagamam — 2.0 km
Palai: clock, sun and surroundings
In Palai the sun appears at 5:58 AM and disappears at 5:53 PM today. Daylight stretches 11 h 55 min.
Neighbouring places Pallai Town and Periyapalai run on Palai time.
Palai holds to Asia/Colombo time, which equals UTC+5:30. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Palai?
- The time in Palai is calculated using Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Palai switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Palai: No.
- When does the sun disappear in Palai?
- It disappears at 5:53 PM.