Melpitiya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.7000, 80.6167
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 120 km away
What time is it in Melpitiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Learn the current time in Melpitiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, a place in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Melpitiya, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Melpitiya
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Melpitiya keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Melpitiya right now
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Melpitiya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21160 Wahacotte — 2.7 km away
- 21156 Madipola — 4.1 km away
- 21090 Naula — 4.2 km away
- 21082 Nalanda — 5.2 km away
- 21142 Akuramboda — 6.2 km away
- 21154 Millawana — 7.0 km away
- 21094 Lenadora — 7.5 km away
- 21214 Beligamuwa — 7.6 km away
- 21200 Galewela — 8.4 km away
- 21206 Dewahuwa — 8.4 km away
- 21152 Pallepola — 8.6 km away
- 21144 Mananwatta — 9.4 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
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Jahakagama — 3.7 km
- Hewanewela Sinhalabage — 3.7 km
- Hewanewela Marakkalabage — 5.5 km
- Hatamune — 6.7 km
- Homapola — 6.7 km
- Hatadukkuwa — 7.6 km
Local time details for Melpitiya
Travelling from Melpitiya to Jahakagama or Hewanewela Sinhalabage does not change the hour.
12 postal codes correspond to Melpitiya.
Melpitiya lies in the Asia/Colombo time zone, offset UTC+5:30. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
Today, Melpitiya has first light at 5:56 AM and last light at 5:53 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 57 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Melpitiya?
- Asia/Colombo corresponds to Melpitiya and has an offset of +5:30.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Melpitiya?
- Daylight saving time in Melpitiya: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Melpitiya?
- The hour is 5:56 AM.