Karatha in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.8558, 81.2484
- Region
- Uva Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 155 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karatha, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Karatha, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Karatha, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Karatha
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karatha, Uva Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:07 PM
Weather in Karatha right now
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Karatha and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 91070 Badalkumbura — 4.2 km away
- 91003 Nakkala — 6.1 km away
- 91098 Kumbukkana — 7.4 km away
- 90506 Kotamuduna — 8.2 km away
- 90512 Gamewela — 8.4 km away
- 90504 Miriyabedda — 10.3 km away
- 91004 Hulandawa — 10.4 km away
- 90508 Hingurukaduwa — 10.5 km away
- 91100 Buttala — 10.6 km away
- 91198 Warunagama — 10.6 km away
- 91112 Uva Pelwatta — 10.6 km away
- 91108 Moretuwegama — 10.6 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 Uva Province
- Badulla 47 587
- Kataragama 20 935
- Monaragala 10 236
- Wellawaya 10 000
- Wattegama 8 000
- Ella Town 5 000
Other places named Karatha
- Karatha Madhya Pradesh, India
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Eththalamulla — 1.3 km
- Punsisigama — 1.9 km
- Kalagahakivula — 2.0 km
- Meegahayaya — 2.2 km
- Helathunthala — 2.5 km
- Madukotan Arawa — 3.1 km
Local time details for Karatha
12 postal codes are attached to Karatha.
Time in Karatha runs on Asia/Colombo, which is UTC+5:30. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
Today in Karatha the sun appears at 5:54 AM and sets again at 5:45 PM. Daylight holds for 11 h 51 min.
Close to Karatha, the towns of Eththalamulla and Punsisigama show the same time.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Karatha identified?
- The time zone for Karatha is identified as Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Karatha?
- Daylight saving in Karatha: No.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in Karatha.
- The sunrise hour is 5:54 AM.