Matara in numbers
- Coordinates
- 5.9485, 80.5353
- Population
- 76 254
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 133 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Use this page to see what time it is in Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka — the Asia/Colombo zone applies there (+5:30).
Matara, Sri Lanka
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Matara
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Matara.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:55 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 6:11 PM
Weather in Matara right now
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Matara and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 81000
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
- Beliatta 58 675
- Ambalangoda 56 783
- Devinuwara 45 000
- Bentota 37 000
Other places named Matara
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- Matará Apurímac Department, Peru
- Matara Apurímac Department, Peru
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Noope — 0.2 km
- Weliweriya — 0.3 km
- Paramulla — 0.3 km
- Hittetiya East — 0.3 km
- Ginigasmulla — 0.3 km
- Gabadawidiya — 0.3 km
Time and daylight in Matara
Nearby settlements including Noope and Weliweriya match the time in Matara.
Addresses in Matara fall under 1 postal code.
Matara lies in the Asia/Colombo time zone, offset UTC+5:30. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
Today's schedule for Matara: sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 5:50 PM. That gives 11 h 54 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Matara based on?
- The clock in Matara is based on Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the time in Matara vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Matara: No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Matara?
- Expect it at 5:55 AM.