Sri Lanka
Time now in Nuwara Eliya
Sunrise 06:00Sunset 06:19Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
27,500
Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
06:19
Day length
12h 19m
Coordinates
6.97, 80.78
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About the time in Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya sits at latitude 6.97, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 19m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 27,500 people live in Nuwara Eliya, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:00 and sunset at 06:19 local time, giving 12h 19m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (6.97, 80.78) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Nuwara Eliya.
Frequently asked questions about time in Nuwara Eliya
- Which time zone is Nuwara Eliya in?
- Nuwara Eliya uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
- What are normal business hours in Nuwara Eliya in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Nuwara Eliya runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Nuwara Eliya?
- Nuwara Eliya is UTC +5:30 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Nuwara Eliya right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nuwara Eliya, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
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