Current time in Colombo, Sri Lanka

2:14:04 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Colombo is on India Standard Time, UTC+5:30. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 648,000 people live in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Scheduled flights use Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML, 13 km away) and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB, 28 km away).

Time zone: Asia/Colombo
UTC offset now: UTC+5:30
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 5:57 AM
Sunset today: 5:51 PM
Daylight: 11 h 55 min
Population: 648,034
Currency: Rupee (LKR)
Dialing code: +94
Languages (country): Sinhala, Tamil
Airports: RML 13 km · CMB 28 km

Colombo · nominal UTC+5:30 band · night shaded

Cities near Colombo

Chennai2:14 PM · ±0 h686 km away
Bengaluru2:14 PM · ±0 h715 km away
Hyderabad2:14 PM · ±0 h1,172 km away
Mumbai2:14 PM · ±0 h1,545 km away
Kolkata2:14 PM · ±0 h1,962 km away
Yangon3:14 PM · +1 h2,084 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 6.94°, 79.85° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.