Gorakapitiya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.8150, 79.9489
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 17 km away
What time is it in Gorakapitiya, Western Province, Sri Lanka
The current local time in Gorakapitiya, Western Province, Sri Lanka — time zone Asia/Colombo (+5:30) — is shown right here.
Gorakapitiya, Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Gorakapitiya
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gorakapitiya.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 11 h 52 min Night 12 h 08 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Gorakapitiya right now
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Gorakapitiya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10304 Siddamulla — 1.4 km away
- 10300 Piliyandala — 3.1 km away
- 10232 Hiripitya — 3.5 km away
- 10230 Pannipitiya — 3.5 km away
- 10320 Polgasowita — 3.7 km away
- 10280 Maharagama — 4.4 km away
- 10290 Boralesgamuwa — 5.0 km away
- 10302 Deltara — 5.4 km away
- 10306 Madapatha — 5.7 km away
- 10116 Talawatugoda — 6.7 km away
- 10200 Homagama — 6.7 km away
- 10208 Kiriwattuduwa — 7.5 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
- Honnattara — 2.1 km
- Horathuduwa — 2.9 km
- Jaligoda — 3.0 km
- Kaliyammahara — 3.2 km
- Halpita — 3.8 km
- Godigamuwa — 3.9 km
Local time details for Gorakapitiya
The sun rises here at 5:59 AM and sets at 5:51 PM in Gorakapitiya today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 52 min.
The clock does not change between Gorakapitiya, Honnattara and Horathuduwa.
12 postal codes are current for Gorakapitiya.
The zone applied in Gorakapitiya is Asia/Colombo with offset UTC+5:30. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Gorakapitiya labeled?
- The time zone for Gorakapitiya is labeled Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the local schedule in Gorakapitiya include a clock change?
- No.
- What time is sunset in Gorakapitiya?
- It is 5:51 PM.