Local time
Current time in Colombo
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Colombo at a glance
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC+5:30
Coordinates
6.93°N · 79.86°E
Country
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Dialing code
+94
Language
Sinhala, Tamil
City essentials
Colombo uses Asia/Colombo with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Colombo
Local time in Colombo falls within the Asia/Colombo zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 6.9° in the northern hemisphere, Colombo's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Colombo are calculated using the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Colombo from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Colombo, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Country
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Colombo in?
Colombo uses the Asia/Colombo time zone (UTC+5:30).
What is the UTC offset of Colombo?
Colombo is on UTC+5:30. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Colombo in?
Colombo is located in Sri Lanka.
How is the current time in Colombo calculated?
The clock for Colombo is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.