Periyapalai in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.6167, 80.3333
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 303 km away
What time is it in Periyapalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
This page reports the local time in Periyapalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, set by the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Periyapalai, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Periyapalai
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Periyapalai, Northern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:52 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:14 PM
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Periyapalai 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
- Tampakamam — 0.0 km
- Palai — 1.0 km
- Thambagamam — 1.2 km
- Pallai Town — 1.2 km
- Arasarkeni — 1.8 km
- Vannankeni — 1.9 km
Local time details for Periyapalai
Time runs the same in Periyapalai and in nearby Tampakamam and Palai.
Local clocks in Periyapalai follow the Asia/Colombo zone, UTC+5:30. Do they shift for daylight saving? No.
Today's times for Periyapalai: the sun is up at 5:58 AM and down at 5:52 PM. That means 11 h 54 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Periyapalai?
- The time zone used in Periyapalai is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the local time in Periyapalai change with daylight saving?
- No.
- Please give the sunset time for Periyapalai.
- The sun sets at 5:52 PM.