Sri Lanka
Time now in Southern Province
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:01Sunset 06:18Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,464,732
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
06:18
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
6.17, 80.75
Time difference from Southern Province
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Southern Province right now.
Southern Province on the map
About the time in Southern Province
Southern Province sits at latitude 6.17, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 17m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Southern Province 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Southern Province day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 03:30–11:30 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Southern Province
- Which time zone is Southern Province in?
- Southern Province uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
- What time is it in Southern Province right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Southern Province, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
- When do the sun rise and set in Southern Province today?
- Sunrise is at 06:01 and sunset at 06:18, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
- Does Southern Province change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Southern Province keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
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