Sri Lanka · Asia/Colombo · UTC+05:30
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Offset: UTC+05:30 | TZ: Asia/Colombo
Colombo is Sri Lanka's commercial capital, a port city of colonial architecture and Buddhist temples. Sri Lanka uses UTC+5:30 year-round.
Colombo is in the India Standard Time (IST) time zone, with the IANA identifier Asia/Colombo and a standard offset of UTC+05:30. Sri Lanka does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so Colombo stays on UTC+05:30 all year. Standard time puts Colombo the same time as India (IST) and 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC.
The table shows how Colombo compares with major time zones, and what 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Colombo are elsewhere.
| Compared with | Colombo is | 9:00 AM in Colombo | 5:00 PM in Colombo |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC / GMT | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC | 03:30 | 11:30 |
| India (IST) | the same time as India (IST) | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| London (UK) | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of London (GMT) | 03:30 | 11:30 |
| New York (US Eastern) | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York (EST) | 22:30 (previous day) | 06:30 |
Differences use standard time. The UK and the US move their clocks by one hour in summer, so the gap with them can change by an hour for part of the year.
Colombo is in the India Standard Time (IST) time zone (Asia/Colombo), which is UTC+05:30 in standard time.
No. Colombo stays on UTC+05:30 year-round.
In standard time, Colombo is the same time as India (IST). India uses IST (UTC+05:30) all year.
The standard UTC offset of Colombo is UTC+05:30.
The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in Colombo, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.
The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near Colombo, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.