Time in Sri Lanka
The current local time and date in Sri Lanka, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Sri Lanka runs on UTC+5:30 all year with no daylight saving, sharing the half-hour Indian offset a short strait from the mainland.
Sri Lanka stays on UTC+5:30 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. Sri Lanka uses a half-hour offset, UTC+5:30, the same as India.
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FAQ
What time is it in Sri Lanka right now?
Sri Lanka is on UTC+5:30 all year round, which is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Sri Lanka is 17:30. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is Sri Lanka in?
Sri Lanka uses the Asia/Colombo time zone, shown as GMT+5:30. Sri Lanka stays on UTC+5:30 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. Sri Lanka uses a half-hour offset, UTC+5:30, the same as India. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Sri Lanka time into your own local time instantly.
Does Sri Lanka observe daylight saving time?
No — Sri Lanka does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC+5:30 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. Sri Lanka uses a half-hour offset, UTC+5:30, the same as India. The difference between Sri Lanka and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat Sri Lanka as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert Sri Lanka time to my time zone?
Convert Sri Lanka time by taking its UTC+5:30 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract Sri Lanka's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in Sri Lanka is 03:30 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Sri Lanka?
The dialing code for Sri Lanka is +94. To call from abroad, dial +94 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Sri Lanka?
Standard business hours in Sri Lanka — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 03:30 to 11:30 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
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