Matara District in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.1329, 80.5280
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 117 km away
What time is it in Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Watch the current local time in Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, running on the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Matara District, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Matara District
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Matara District, Southern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:55 AM Solar noon 11:54 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 Matara District right now
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Matara District and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 81414 Urumutta — 3.0 km away
- 81070 Makandura — 3.2 km away
- 81404 Wilpita — 3.6 km away
- 81416 Maramba — 4.0 km away
- 80136 Kananke Bazaar — 4.3 km away
- 80134 Ihala Walpola — 4.3 km away
- 80132 Hawpe — 4.3 km away
- 80130 lmaduwa — 4.3 km away
- 81402 Athuraliya — 5.2 km away
- 81412 Bopagoda — 5.2 km away
- 81408 Godapitiya — 5.2 km away
- 81100 Kamburupitiya — 7.0 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
- Hittetiya Central — 18.5 km
- Hamanduwa — 18.5 km
- Wewahamanduwa — 18.5 km
- Katapodduwa — 18.5 km
- Sulutanagoda — 18.7 km
- Kotavila — 19.1 km
Matara District: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun is up at 5:55 AM in Matara District and down again at 5:54 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 59 min of daylight.
Whatever the hour in Matara District, it is the same in Hamanduwa and Wewahamanduwa.
Matara District takes in 12 postal codes.
Matara District sets its clocks by Asia/Colombo, which runs UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time here: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Matara District?
- The time zone name used for Matara District is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the local time in Matara District include a summer time period?
- No.
- What time is sunset in Matara District?
- It is 5:54 PM.