Time in Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
The current local time in Colombo, Sri Lanka is shown below — the city is in the Asia/Colombo time zone (UTC +05:30 · IST).
Colombo local time
22:17:32
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 IST
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
6.93° N, 79.86° E
Population: 752,993
Time zone
IANA: Asia/Colombo
UTC offset: +05:30 · IST · India Standard Time
Country: Sri Lanka · ISO LK
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Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Colombo does not observe daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC +05:30 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Sun today
Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 18:00
Day length 12h 2m · twilight and monthly table →
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