Elgiriya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.0550, 80.4799
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 120 km away
What time is it in Elgiriya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Read off the current local time in Elgiriya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, which belongs to the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Elgiriya, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Elgiriya
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Elgiriya keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:55 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 11 h 59 min Night 12 h 01 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 6:15 PM
Weather in Elgiriya right now
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Elgiriya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 81722 Penetiyana — 4.1 km away
- 81400 Akuressa — 5.2 km away
- 81402 Athuraliya — 6.0 km away
- 81404 Wilpita — 6.6 km away
- 81408 Godapitiya — 7.2 km away
- 81422 Diyalape — 7.9 km away
- 80130 lmaduwa — 8.0 km away
- 80132 Hawpe — 8.0 km away
- 80134 Ihala Walpola — 8.0 km away
- 80136 Kananke Bazaar — 8.0 km away
- 81050 Palatuwa — 9.0 km away
- 80152 Magedara — 9.8 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 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
- Kotavila — 9.8 km
- Sulutanagoda — 10.1 km
- Polwathumodara — 10.3 km
- Polwatumodara — 10.4 km
- Pelena — 10.4 km
- Denipitiya — 10.4 km
Local time details for Elgiriya
Elgiriya is covered by 12 postal codes.
Elgiriya sits under Asia/Colombo, which puts local clocks at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving in use: No.
The day begins at Elgiriya with sunrise at 5:55 AM and ends with sunset at 5:54 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 59 min.
Nearby Kotavila and Sulutanagoda follow the same clock as Elgiriya.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Elgiriya?
- The time zone name for Elgiriya is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Elgiriya run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Elgiriya: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Elgiriya?
- The first sunlight comes at 5:55 AM.