Current time in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka LK
19:19
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+5:30 Standard time
Time zone facts for Sri Lanka
- Time zone
- India Standard TimeAsia/Colombo
- Offset from UTC
- UTC+5:305 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC
- Daylight saving
- Not usedThe clocks stay on UTC+5:30 all year
- Capital
- Colombo
- Continent
- Asia
- Local times in use
- 1The whole country shares one time
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Day length
- –
Where Sri Lanka is
Cities in Sri Lanka are marked in red. The dark side of the map is in night right now.
Land in daylightLand at nightCitySun overhead
The sun over Colombo today
The curve is the height of the sun through the day. The dot is where it is now.
Time difference from Sri Lanka
| City | Time now | Compared with Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| New York US | 08:49 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London GB | 13:49 | 5 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Tokyo JP | 22:49 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Dubai AE | 17:49 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Sydney AU | 00:49 | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Los Angeles US | 05:49 | 13 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris FR | 14:49 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Singapore SG | 21:49 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| New Delhi IN | 19:19 | Same time |
| Hong Kong HK | 21:49 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Toronto CA | 08:49 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin DE | 14:49 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
Cities in Sri Lanka
Questions about time in Sri Lanka
What time zone is Sri Lanka in?
Sri Lanka uses India Standard Time, which is currently UTC+5:30.
Does Sri Lanka have daylight saving time?
No. Sri Lanka does not change its clocks and stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
How far is Sri Lanka from UTC?
Sri Lanka is currently 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC.