Current local time in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, is on India Standard Time (UTC+5:30) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- India Standard TimeIANA: Asia/Colombo
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- Sri LankaAsia · capital city
- Population
- 648,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +94currency: Rupee (LKR)
- Coordinates
- 6.94° N, 79.85° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Colombo today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Colombo
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Colombo | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h 30m behind | 4h |
| US New York | --:-- | 9h 30m behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 12h 30m behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 3h 30m behind | 5h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 1h 30m behind | 7h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 2h 30m ahead | 6h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 2h 30m ahead | 6h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 3h 30m ahead | 5h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 3h 30m ahead | 5h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 4h 30m ahead | 4h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 8h 30m behind | None |
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Best time to call Colombo
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Daylight saving time in Colombo
Colombo does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+5:30 all year. The last clock change here was on Saturday, 15 April 2006. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Colombo shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Colombo
Colombo runs on a half-hour offset (UTC+5:30), one of the few places in the world whose clocks are not a whole number of hours from UTC.
All of Sri Lanka keeps the same standard time as Colombo (UTC+5:30).
Colombo used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Saturday, 15 April 2006, and clocks have stayed on UTC+5:30 since.
Close to the equator, day length in Colombo barely changes through the year — between 11h 43m and 12h 32m.
Sunrise and sunset in Colombo, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 06:22 | 18:05 | 11h 44m |
| February | 06:29 | 18:18 | 11h 50m |
| March | 06:23 | 18:22 | 11h 59m |
| April | 06:08 | 18:19 | 12h 11m |
| May | 05:56 | 18:18 | 12h 22m |
| June | 05:53 | 18:23 | 12h 30m |
| July | 05:58 | 18:29 | 12h 31m |
| August | 06:04 | 18:29 | 12h 25m |
| September | 06:03 | 18:18 | 12h 15m |
| October | 05:58 | 18:02 | 12h 04m |
| November | 05:57 | 17:50 | 11h 53m |
| December | 06:07 | 17:52 | 11h 45m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 12h 32m of daylight (sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:28). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 11h 43m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Colombo
What time zone is Colombo in?
Colombo uses the Asia/Colombo time zone (India Standard Time), UTC+5:30.
Does Colombo observe daylight saving time?
No. Colombo stays on UTC+5:30 all year; it last changed its clocks on Saturday, 15 April 2006.
What is the time difference between Colombo and New York?
Right now New York is 9h 30m behind Colombo. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Colombo does not.
What is the time difference between Colombo and London?
London is 4h 30m behind Colombo right now. Office hours overlap for about 4 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Colombo?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:56 and sets about 18:28 (12h 32m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:16 and sets about 18:00 (11h 43m).
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