Gankanda in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.3565, 80.1612
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 73 km away
What time is it in Gankanda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
What follows is the current local time in Gankanda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Gankanda, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Gankanda
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Gankanda keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:13 PM
Weather in Gankanda right now
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Gankanda and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 80142 Opatha — 2.2 km away
- 12124 Yagirala — 3.1 km away
- 12134 Walallawita — 3.6 km away
- 80440 Ganegoda — 3.9 km away
- 12127 Utumgama — 4.7 km away
- 12126 Mahakalupahana — 4.7 km away
- 80352 Uragaha — 4.8 km away
- 80416 Nawadagala — 5.9 km away
- 80420 Pitigala — 6.1 km away
- 12122 Paraigama — 6.7 km away
- 80406 Talgaspe — 6.8 km away
- 80400 Elpitiya — 7.3 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
- Ganegama East — 24.9 km
- Dodangoda — 25.0 km
- Pituwalgoda — 25.0 km
- Keembiela — 25.1 km
- Radagoda — 25.1 km
- Handaudumulla — 25.1 km
Time and daylight in Gankanda
Travelling from Gankanda to Ganegama East or Pituwalgoda does not change the hour.
The number of postal codes covering Gankanda is 12.
Gankanda holds to Asia/Colombo time, which equals UTC+5:30. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Gankanda sees first light at 5:57 AM today and the sun sets at 5:51 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 54 min.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Gankanda fall?
- Gankanda falls under Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Gankanda?
- No.
- When does light leave Gankanda?
- Light leaves at 5:51 PM.