Current Time in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Sri Lanka
It's 11:38 AM IST (UTC+05:30) in Sri Lanka on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
Sri Lanka does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
- Time zone
- India Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Colombo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:30 (IST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+5:30 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Colombo
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Maharagama
Jaffna
How Sri Lanka writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026-11-25 · 2026 ඉල් 25
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15.30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the si-LK locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Sri Lanka
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Sri Lanka time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 6:08 AM | 5 h 30 min behind | 2 h 30 min (14:30–17:00) |
| New York | Sun 1:08 AM | 10 h 30 min behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Sat 10:08 PM | 13 h 30 min behind | None |
| Dubai | Sun 10:08 AM | 1 h 30 min behind | 6 h 30 min (10:30–17:00) |
| Singapore | Sun 2:08 PM | 2 h 30 min ahead | 5 h 30 min (09:00–14:30) |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:08 PM | 3 h 30 min ahead | 4 h 30 min (09:00–13:30) |
| Sydney | Sun 5:08 PM | 5 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min (09:00–11:30) |
| São Paulo | Sun 3:08 AM | 8 h 30 min behind | None |
Sri Lanka at a glance
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Population
- 21,763,170
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Questions about time in Sri Lanka
- What time is it in Sri Lanka right now?
- When this page was generated it was 11:38 AM IST (UTC+05:30) in Sri Lanka.
- How many time zones does Sri Lanka have?
- Sri Lanka uses one time zone, India Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Colombo).
- Does Sri Lanka observe daylight saving time?
- No. Sri Lanka does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5:30 all year.