IANA Name: Asia/Colombo
Standard Offset: UTC +5:30
Daylight Saving: No
Currently Observing DST: No ❌
FAQ — Asia/Colombo
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The current local time in Asia/Colombo is 01:46:48. Asia/Colombo is currently UTC+05:30. Compare with all major time zones.
Asia/Colombo is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
No — Asia/Colombo does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Its offset stays at +0530 UTC+05:30 year-round.
Major cities in Asia/Colombo include Battaramulla South, Batticaloa, Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Galle, Jaffna, Kalmunai, Kandy. Each city's local time, sunrise/sunset and weather are on its individual page.
Asia/Colombo is used (in whole or in part) by Sri Lanka. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Asia/Colombo and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.