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In Sri Lanka, there is only one time zone in use: +0530 (UTC+05:30). Time in Sri Lanka does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Sri Lanka and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Sri Lanka are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| +0530 (UTC+05:30) | UTC+05:30 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +0530 | UTC+05:30 | no | Saturday, April 15 2006, 12:30 AM | |
| 1996 | +06 | UTC+06 | no | Saturday, October 26 1996, 12:30 AM | |
| 1996 | +0630 | UTC+06:30 | no | Saturday, May 25 1996, 12:00 AM | |
| 1945 | +0530 | UTC+05:30 | no | Tuesday, October 16 1945, 02:00 AM | |
| 1942 | +0630 | UTC+06:30 | yes | Tuesday, September 1 1942, 12:00 AM | |
| 1942 | +06 | UTC+06 | yes | Monday, January 5 1942, 12:00 AM | |
| 1906 | +0530 | UTC+05:30 | no | Monday, January 1 1906, 12:00 AM | |
| 1901 | MMT | UTC+05:19:32 | no | Saturday, December 14 1901, 02:05 AM |