Galle in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.0461, 80.2103
- Population
- 93 118
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 107 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The local time in Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka — in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30) — is shown on this page.
Galle, Sri Lanka
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Galle
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Galle keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 11 h 52 min Night 12 h 08 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Galle right now
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Galle and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 80000
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
- Ambalantota 80 506
- Matara 76 254
- Beliatta 58 675
- Ambalangoda 56 783
- Devinuwara 45 000
- Bentota 37 000
Other places named Galle
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Galagoda — 9.4 km
- Kahawennagama — 10.2 km
- Habaraduwa West — 10.3 km
- Morampitigoda — 10.4 km
- Habaraduwa — 10.9 km
- Katukurunda — 11.6 km
Time and daylight in Galle
Galle uses the Asia/Colombo time zone with a UTC+5:30 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
The sky over Galle lightens at 5:58 AM and the sun sets at 5:50 PM. Daylight runs for 11 h 52 min today.
Galagoda and Kahawennagama sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Galle.
The postal breakdown of Galle runs to 1 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Galle based on?
- The clock in Galle is based on Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is the offset in Galle changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Galle?
- Light arrives at 5:58 AM.