Periya Aru in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.1500, 80.0833
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 248 km away
What time is it in Periya Aru, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
On this page you will find the exact local time in Periya Aru, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Periya Aru, Sri Lanka
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Periya Aru
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Periya Aru keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:02 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:47 PM Daylight 11 h 45 min Night 12 h 15 min Civil twilight 5:40 AM – 6:09 PM
Weather in Periya Aru right now
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Periya Aru 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
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Chavirikkulam — 13.1 km
- Putukkulam — 13.1 km
- Vidattaltivu — 14.7 km
- Vidathaltheevu Central — 15.0 km
- Pallamadu — 15.8 km
- Pallamadhu — 17.2 km
About the time in Periya Aru
Periya Aru keeps time under Asia/Colombo. That places it at UTC+5:30, with daylight saving time No.
Sunrise today is 6:02 AM in Periya Aru, with sunset at 5:47 PM. That works out to 11 h 45 min of light.
The hours shown for Periya Aru apply equally in Chavirikkulam and Putukkulam.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Periya Aru?
- Asia/Colombo corresponds to Periya Aru and has an offset of +5:30.
- Does Periya Aru switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Periya Aru: No.
- When does light arrive in Periya Aru?
- Light arrives at 6:02 AM.