Current time in Colombo
Live local time, date and time zone information for Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Current time in Colombo
19:42:23
Asia/Colombo · UTC+05:30
Time zone in Colombo
Colombo is in Sri Lanka and uses the Asia/Colombo time zone. Colombo does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on India Standard Time (UTC+05:30) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Colombo
Sun and clock in Colombo
Colombo sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:11 by the standard clock, within 11 minutes of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Colombo
At 6.9°N latitude, Colombo sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 12 h 31 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 11 h 43 m, a swing of about 0 h 48 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Day length barely changes through the year this near the equator, which is why the region has never had much use for daylight saving time.
This close to the equator the solstices make little difference: the sun rises in Colombo at about 05:56 and sets at about 18:28 in June, and at about 06:17 and 18:00 in December — a shift of minutes rather than hours.
When the clocks change in Colombo
Colombo does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+05:30 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Colombo a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Colombo moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Colombo from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Colombo corresponds to 03:30–11:30 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 03:30–11:30.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 18:30 in Colombo, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London overlaps for only 3½ hours, from 13:30 to 17:00 Colombo time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 4½ hours, from 09:00 to 13:30 Colombo time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Colombo is currently on UTC+05:30. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Colombo compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Colombo is the only place in this directory on Asia/Colombo; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Chennai, about 690 km away on Asia/Kolkata, which shows the same clock time as Colombo today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 6.93°N, 79.86°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Colombo in?
Colombo uses the Asia/Colombo time zone — India Standard Time, UTC+05:30.
Does Colombo use daylight saving time?
Colombo does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on India Standard Time (UTC+05:30) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Colombo?
The standard offset is UTC+05:30 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Colombo and my location?
The section above compares Colombo with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.