Does Colombo observe daylight saving time?

No. Colombo keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Colombo and New York?

Colombo is currently 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Colombo and London?

Colombo is currently 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Asia/Colombo. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

Sri Lanka · Asia

Colombo

Asia/Colombo

11:32:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+05:30

Abbreviation

GMT+5:30

DST Active

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: 6.93°

Lng: 79.86°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Colombo Sri Lanka	11:32 PM	UTC+05:30	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-9.5h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-4.5h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+3.5h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+4.5h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-1.5h

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11:32:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+05:30 GMT+5:30

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Colombo's time zone

Colombo is located in Sri Lanka, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude 6.9°, longitude 79.9°. Local clocks follow the Asia/Colombo time zone.