Sri Lanka
Time now in Colombo
Sunrise 06:04Sunset 06:23Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
648,034
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
06:23
Day length
12h 19m
Coordinates
6.94, 79.85
Time difference from Colombo
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Colombo right now.
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About the time in Colombo
Clocks in Colombo stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +5:30 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Sri Lanka.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Colombo 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.
The zone identifier Asia/Colombo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Colombo keeps pointing at Colombo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Colombo
- What are normal business hours in Colombo in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Colombo runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- Does Colombo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Colombo keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Colombo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Colombo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Colombo, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
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