Right now, local time in Matale is 19:16 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matale ranks #16365 worldwide by population and #37 in Sri Lanka.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matale — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.4698° N, 80.6217° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 36,462 · #16365 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matale through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.47° S, 99.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,181 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matale today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 294.0° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Matale — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matale sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Matale's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,534 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,989 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.47° N, 80.62° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:46 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:46 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:46 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:46 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:46 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Matale
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matale local time:
Cities sharing Matale's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo19:16
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia19:16
- Maharagama19:16
- Jaffna19:16
- Moratuwa19:16
- Negombo19:16
- Pita Kotte19:16
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte19:16
- Kandy19:16
- Trincomalee19:16
- Kalmunai19:16
- Galle19:16
Distances from Matale
| Mumbai | 1,534 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 2,659 km | ESE (104°) |
| Dubai | 3,336 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,951 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,557 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,747 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,526 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,717 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,719 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 14,124 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,399 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,989 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Matale
- Kandy20 km · 19:16
- Kadugannawa26 km · 19:16
- Kurunegala28 km · 19:16
- Gampola34 km · 19:16
- Kegalle39 km · 19:16
- Dambulla44 km · 19:16
- Sigiriya55 km · 19:16
- Nuwara Eliya58 km · 19:16
FAQ
What time is it in Matale right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matale (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Matale in?
Matale runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Matale observe daylight saving time?
Matale does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matale today?
Matale sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matale tonight?
The moon phase over Matale tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matale?
The antipode of Matale — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.47° S, 99.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,181 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matale?
Matale lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matale?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matale, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.