Jaffna time: UTC+5:30 all year
Jaffna has no clock change scheduled in the next year. The last year with a seasonal offset change was 2006. The offset now is UTC+5:30.
Jaffna on 15 October 2026: sunrise 05:58, sunset 17:53, day length 11 h 55 min.
Place| Fact | Value |
|---|
| Time zone | Asia/Colombo |
| Offset | UTC+5:30 |
| Region | Northern Province |
| Latitude | 9.6685 |
| Longitude | 80.0074 |
| Population | 169,102 |
Jaffna has no clock change scheduled in the next year. The last year with a seasonal offset change was 2006. The offset now is UTC+5:30.
Sun this year| Fact | Value |
|---|
| Longest day | 21 June 2026, 12 h 41 min |
| Shortest day | 22 December 2026, 11 h 34 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:48 on 29 May 2026 |
| Latest sunset | 18:35 on 13 July 2026 |
| Golden hour on the longest day | 21 June morning 05:51 to 06:21, evening 18:02 to 18:32 |
Next public holidays| Date | Holiday |
|---|
| 25 October 2026 | වප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය |
| 8 November 2026 | දීපවාලි උත්සව දිනය |
| 24 November 2026 | ඉල් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය |
Working hours overlap| City | 09:00 to 17:00 |
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| London | Jaffna 13:30 to 17:00; London 09:00 to 12:30 |
| New York | Jaffna and New York have no hour that is 09:00 to 17:00 in both cities. |