Gampaha District in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.1333, 80.0000
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 28 km away
What time is it in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
The local time in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka — in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30) — is shown on this page.
Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Gampaha District
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gampaha District.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Gampaha District right now
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Gampaha District and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 11030 Udugampola — 2.6 km away
- 11043 Pethiyagoda — 2.9 km away
- 11040 Bemmulla — 2.9 km away
- 11102 Dewalapola — 3.8 km away
- 11034 Uggalboda — 4.9 km away
- 11000 Gampaha — 4.9 km away
- 11108 Essella — 5.1 km away
- 11566 Yatiyana(WP) — 5.6 km away
- 11564 Horampella — 5.6 km away
- 11562 Wegowwa — 5.6 km away
- 11568 Hinatiyana Madawala — 5.6 km away
- 11033 Madelgamuwa — 5.7 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 Western Province
- Colombo 648 034
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 219 827
- Maharagama 195 355
- Moratuwa 168 280
- Negombo 137 223
- Pita Kotte 118 179
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Hendimahara — 2.8 km
- Kamburugoda — 4.0 km
- Helakandana — 4.1 km
- Kamaragoda — 4.4 km
- Kalawana — 4.7 km
- Hiripitiya — 5.7 km
Local time details for Gampaha District
Gampaha District appears under 12 postal codes.
Gampaha District sits under Asia/Colombo, which puts local clocks at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving in use: No.
The horizon brightens over Gampaha District at 5:59 AM, and the sun sets at 5:50 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 51 min.
Check Gampaha District and you have also checked Hendimahara and Kamburugoda.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Gampaha District?
- Gampaha District uses the Asia/Colombo time zone, which has an offset of +5:30.
- Does the clock in Gampaha District stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Gampaha District: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Gampaha District?
- Expect it at 5:50 PM.