Pottewela in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.0833, 80.6833
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 132 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Pottewela, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Watch the current local time in Pottewela, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, running on the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Pottewela, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Pottewela
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Pottewela keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 59 min Night 12 h 01 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Pottewela right now
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Pottewela and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 82414 Nihiluwa — 1.8 km away
- 81318 Karatota — 2.6 km away
- 82418 Yatigala — 2.7 km away
- 81312 Miella — 3.8 km away
- 81314 Denagama — 4.3 km away
- 81302 Narawelpita — 4.3 km away
- 81300 Hakmana — 4.3 km away
- 82420 Getamanna — 5.6 km away
- 82416 Modarawana — 5.6 km away
- 82412 Ihala Beligalla — 6.5 km away
- 82401 Goda Koggalla — 6.6 km away
- 82400 Beliatta — 6.6 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
Other places named Pottewela
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Batheegama Central — 13.0 km
- Belideniya — 13.9 km
- Pathegama Central — 14.1 km
- Lunukalapuwa — 14.4 km
- Godauda — 15.3 km
- Kunukalapuwa — 15.3 km
Pottewela: clock, sun and surroundings
Pottewela runs on Asia/Colombo, which sits UTC+5:30 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
The horizon brightens over Pottewela at 5:54 AM, and the sun sets at 5:53 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 59 min.
Nearby places like Batheegama Central and Belideniya are on Pottewela time.
Within Pottewela, postal codes number 12.
Questions and answers
- Should Asia/Colombo be used as the time zone for Pottewela?
- Yes, Pottewela uses Asia/Colombo, whose offset is +5:30.
- Is the offset in Pottewela changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Pottewela?
- Expect it at 5:53 PM.