Pottekanda in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.2395, 80.1765
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 50 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Pottekanda, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Local time in Pottekanda, Western Province, Sri Lanka is shown on this page, based on the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Pottekanda, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Pottekanda
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Pottekanda.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:49 PM Daylight 11 h 50 min Night 12 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:11 PM
Weather in Pottekanda right now
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Pottekanda and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 11212 Ambepussa — 1.3 km away
- 71600 Warakapola — 2.3 km away
- 11216 Bokalagama — 2.5 km away
- 11896 Danowita — 3.6 km away
- 11214 Pamunuwatta — 5.2 km away
- 71619 Tholangamuwa — 5.3 km away
- 71612 Bopitiya (SAB) — 5.5 km away
- 11200 Mirigama — 6.1 km away
- 71610 Tulhiriya — 6.4 km away
- 11894 Weweldeniya — 7.0 km away
- 11204 Loluwagoda — 7.8 km away
- 71601 Dorawaka — 7.8 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
Other places named Pottekanda
- Pottekanda Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Kandapaliya — 3.2 km
- Heenadure — 3.7 km
- Kamburadeniya — 4.9 km
- Ihala Bujjamuwa — 5.9 km
- Kahandawa — 6.7 km
- Ilipangamuwa — 6.7 km
About the time in Pottekanda
Postal codes valid in Pottekanda number 12.
The name of the time zone in Pottekanda is Asia/Colombo, and it runs UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise for Pottekanda today is set at 5:59 AM, sunset at 5:49 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 50 min.
Same time, different place: Kandapaliya and Heenadure near Pottekanda.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Pottekanda?
- Pottekanda observes the Asia/Colombo time zone, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Pottekanda switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Pottekanda: No.
- What is the sunset time for Pottekanda?
- 5:49 PM.