Sri Lanka
Time now in Matara District
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 06:20Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
809,344
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
06:20
Day length
12h 18m
Coordinates
6.13, 80.53
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About the time in Matara District
The zone identifier Asia/Colombo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Colombo keeps pointing at Colombo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Matara District runs on Asia/Colombo, which puts the city UTC +5:30 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 809,344 people live in Matara District, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Matara District
- When do the sun rise and set in Matara District today?
- Sunrise is at 06:02 and sunset at 06:20, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Matara District in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Matara District runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Matara District in?
- Matara District uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
- What time is it in Matara District right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Matara District, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
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