Bentota in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.4260, 79.9958
- Population
- 37 000
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 59 km away
What time is it in Bentota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
This page carries the current local time for Bentota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Bentota, Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Bentota
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Bentota keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 11 h 53 min Night 12 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:13 PM
Weather in Bentota right now
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Bentota and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 80500
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 Southern Province
- Galle 93 118
- Ambalantota 80 506
- Matara 76 254
- Beliatta 58 675
- Ambalangoda 56 783
- Devinuwara 45 000
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Maharuppe — 24.4 km
- Dewagoda — 24.6 km
- Dewagoda — 24.6 km
- Usmudulawa — 24.7 km
- Madama — 24.9 km
- Madampagama — 25.0 km
Time and daylight in Bentota
Bentota includes 1 postal code.
Bentota belongs to the Asia/Colombo zone, placing local clocks at UTC+5:30. Summer time adjustment: No.
Look for sunrise at 5:58 AM and sunset at 5:51 PM in Bentota today. The day carries 11 h 53 min of light.
Same time, different place: Maharuppe and Dewagoda near Bentota.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Bentota?
- Bentota is assigned to the Asia/Colombo time zone, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Bentota change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Bentota: No.
- What time does the sun rise in Bentota?
- The sun rises in Bentota at 5:58 AM.