Colombo — Asia/Colombo
The current local time in the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Sri Lanka. The zone is currently at UTC +05:30 · IST and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Colombo
Thursday, 22 October 2026 IST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +05:30
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Asia/Colombo
Colombo vs. major cities
How far Colombo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Colombo, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Colombo | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −9:30 h | 23:30 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −12:30 h | 20:30 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −8:30 h | 00:30 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −4:30 h | 04:30 | 13:30–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −1:30 h | 07:30 | 10:30–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Beijing · China | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
Shared office hours are shown in Colombo time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Colombo
Since 1970, Colombo 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: Colombo stays on UTC +05:30 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| 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.
Cities in this zone
Zones on the same clock as Colombo
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Colombo on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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