Time in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
The current local time in Sri Lanka is anchored on Sri Lanka (Asia/Colombo, UTC +05:30 · IST).
Sri Lanka local time
21:08:43
Thursday, 22 October 2026 IST
Sri Lanka at a glance
- ISO codes
- LK · LKA
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +94
- Currency
- Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Left
Time zones in Sri Lanka
All of Sri Lanka keeps the same clock, UTC +05:30, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Colombo · Colombo | UTC +05:30 | — | None |
Clock changes in Sri Lanka
Since 1970, Sri Lanka has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 2006 it has stayed on UTC +05:30 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Sri Lanka stays on UTC +05:30 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (3 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1995 | UTC +05:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1996–2005 | UTC +06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2006–2026 | UTC +05:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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