Time zones in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka uses one time zone, UTC+05:30 (India Standard Time). It does not observe daylight saving time.
Colombo, capital
- Time zones
- One
- UTC offsets
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
The time in Sri Lanka
One clock for the whole country.
India Standard Time
Colombo
UTC+05:30
No daylight saving
Biggest cities in Sri Lanka
Local time in each, by population.
- Colombo
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
- Maharagama
- Jaffna
- Moratuwa
- Negombo
- Pita Kotte
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
- Kandy
- Trincomalee
- Kalmunai
- Galle
Sri Lanka time questions
- How many time zones does Sri Lanka have?
- Sri Lanka has one time zone: UTC+05:30, India Standard Time.
- Does Sri Lanka observe daylight saving time?
- No. Sri Lanka keeps the same clock all year.
- What time is it in Colombo now?
- See the live clock above. Colombo is on UTC+05:30.