Capital City: Colombo
Largest Cities:
- Colombo (Pop. 750,000)
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Pop. 219,827)
- Maharagama (Pop. 195,355)
- Jaffna (Pop. 169,102)
- Moratuwa (Pop. 168,280)
ISO Alpha-2: LK
ISO Alpha-3: LKA
IANA Time Zone: Asia/Colombo (UTC+5:30)
Provinces in Sri Lanka
Time Now in Major Cities in Sri Lanka
- Battaramulla South Thu 09:47:55
- Batticaloa Thu 09:47:55
- Colombo Thu 09:47:55
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Thu 09:47:55
- Galle Thu 09:47:55
- Jaffna Thu 09:47:55
- Kalmunai Thu 09:47:55
- Kandy Thu 09:47:55
- Katunayaka Thu 09:47:55
- Maharagama Thu 09:47:55
- Matara Thu 09:47:55
- Moratuwa Thu 09:47:55
- Negombo Thu 09:47:55
- Pita Kotte Thu 09:47:55
- Point Pedro Thu 09:47:55
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Thu 09:47:55
- Trincomalee Thu 09:47:55
- Valvedditturai Thu 09:47:55
| City | Current Time |
|---|---|
| Battaramulla South | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Batticaloa | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Colombo | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Galle | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Jaffna | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Kalmunai | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Kandy | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Katunayaka | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Maharagama | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Matara | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Moratuwa | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Negombo | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Pita Kotte | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Point Pedro | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Trincomalee | Thu 09:47:55 |
| Valvedditturai | Thu 09:47:55 |
Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Sri Lanka
- Asia/Colombo Thu 09:47:55
| Timezone | Current Time |
|---|---|
| Asia/Colombo | Thu 09:47:55 |
Sunrise and Sunset in Sri Lanka (18 Locations)
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Battaramulla South
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Batticaloa
5:51 AM5:54 PM
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Colombo
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Galle
5:57 AM6:00 PM
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Jaffna
5:58 AM6:00 PM
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Kalmunai
5:50 AM5:53 PM
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Kandy
5:55 AM5:58 PM
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Katunayaka
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Maharagama
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Matara
5:55 AM5:59 PM
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Moratuwa
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Negombo
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Pita Kotte
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Point Pedro
5:57 AM5:59 PM
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Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
5:58 AM6:01 PM
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Trincomalee
5:53 AM5:55 PM
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Valvedditturai
5:58 AM5:59 PM
| City | ↑ Sunrise | ↓ Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Battaramulla South |
5:58 AM
|
6:01 PM
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| Batticaloa |
5:51 AM
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5:54 PM
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| Colombo |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Galle |
5:57 AM
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6:00 PM
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| Jaffna |
5:58 AM
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6:00 PM
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| Kalmunai |
5:50 AM
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5:53 PM
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| Kandy |
5:55 AM
|
5:58 PM
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| Katunayaka |
5:58 AM
|
6:01 PM
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| Maharagama |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Matara |
5:55 AM
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5:59 PM
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| Moratuwa |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Negombo |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Pita Kotte |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Point Pedro |
5:57 AM
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5:59 PM
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| Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte |
5:58 AM
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6:01 PM
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| Trincomalee |
5:53 AM
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5:55 PM
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| Valvedditturai |
5:58 AM
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5:59 PM
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Information about Sri Lanka
| Population | 21,670,000 |
| Area | 65,610 km² |
| ISO Numeric Code | 144 |
| FIPS Code | CE |
| Top Level Domain | .lk |
| Currency | Rupee (LKR) |
| Phone Prefix | +94 |
| Country Code | +94 |
| Postal Code Format | ##### |
| Postal Code Regex | ^(\d{5})$ |
| Languages | EN (en), SI (si), TA (ta) |
FAQ — Sri Lanka
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
The clocks at the top of this page show the current local time in Sri Lanka, updated live. Sri Lanka uses Asia/Colombo (+0530) — UTC+05:30.
Sri Lanka uses a single time zone for the whole country. Countries split into multiple time zones for geographic, political, or historical reasons — wider east-west spans usually mean more zones.
The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo. Click through for the current local time in Colombo, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.
The most populous cities in Sri Lanka include Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Maharagama, Jaffna and Moratuwa. Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.
Sri Lanka's ISO 3166-1 country codes are: alpha-2 code LK and alpha-3 code LKA. These codes are used in address fields, web domains (ccTLD), phone country lookups, and any international data interchange referring to this country. The Sri Lanka calendar also uses these as identifiers.