Palathota in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.5903, 79.9681
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 41 km away
What time is it in Palathota, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Find the present-moment local time in Palathota, Western Province, Sri Lanka, which uses Asia/Colombo (+5:30).
Palathota, Sri Lanka
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Palathota
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Palathota.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 11 h 58 min Night 12 h 02 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Palathota right now
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Palathota and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12000 Kalutara — 1.3 km away
- 12005 Galpatha — 3.6 km away
- 12006 Yatawara Junction — 3.6 km away
- 12008 Bolossagama — 3.6 km away
- 12016 Gamagoda — 4.4 km away
- 12024 Bombuwala — 5.0 km away
- 12009 Remunagoda — 5.3 km away
- 12580 Waskaduwa — 5.5 km away
- 12007 Koholana — 6.7 km away
- 12020 Dodangoda — 7.3 km away
- 12564 Morontuduwa — 7.7 km away
- 12025 Tebuwana — 8.7 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
- Induruwa — 23.3 km
- Yalegama — 23.7 km
- Andiyagoda — 23.8 km
- Olaganduwa — 24.0 km
- Kaikawalagala — 24.1 km
- Gonagalapura — 24.2 km
About the time in Palathota
The postal breakdown of Palathota runs to 12 codes.
Local clocks in Palathota answer to Asia/Colombo, set UTC+5:30 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
Today's times for Palathota: the sun is up at 5:57 AM and down at 5:55 PM. That means 11 h 58 min of daylight.
Nearby Induruwa and Yalegama need no separate clock from Palathota.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Palathota?
- In Palathota, the applicable time zone is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is the hour in Palathota changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Palathota?
- Sunrise there is at 5:57 AM.