Galketiya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.0778, 80.2269
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 104 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Galketiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Local time right now in Galketiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka appears above, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Galketiya, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Galketiya
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Galketiya, Southern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 11 h 59 min Night 12 h 01 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Galketiya right now
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Galketiya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 80044 Anangoda — 2.5 km away
- 80046 Walahanduwa — 3.3 km away
- 80042 Wakwella — 3.3 km away
- 80170 Poddala — 4.2 km away
- 80000 Galle — 4.7 km away
- 80280 Gintota — 6.0 km away
- 80100 Wanduramba — 6.5 km away
- 80600 Unawatuna — 6.8 km away
- 80270 Boossa — 7.7 km away
- 80048 Ankokkawala — 7.8 km away
- 80054 Gonamulla Junction — 8.4 km away
- 80056 Hiyare — 8.4 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
Other places named Galketiya
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Galagoda — 10.7 km
- Morampitigoda — 11.4 km
- Liyanagoda — 12.4 km
- Koggala Athireka I — 13.2 km
- Ambalammullagoda — 13.4 km
- Koggala Colony — 14.6 km
Time and daylight in Galketiya
Galketiya takes in 12 postal codes.
The zone in force in Galketiya is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of UTC+5:30. Seasonal change: No.
In Galketiya, today's sun rises at 5:56 AM and sets at 5:55 PM. Light stays for 11 h 59 min.
Close to Galketiya, the towns of Galagoda and Morampitigoda show the same time.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Galketiya?
- The time zone designation for Galketiya is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- What time zone rules apply in Galketiya — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Galketiya: No.
- When is the sun down in Galketiya?
- The sun goes down at 5:55 PM.