IST Israel to Colombo Time Converter
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3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 13, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 SLST (UTC+5:30), Oct 13, 2026
IDT is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Colombo.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, IDT Israel is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Colombo. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, IST Israel is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Colombo.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT Israel correspond to 11:30 am to 7:30 pm in Colombo. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST Israel correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm in Colombo.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT Israel correspond to 11:30 to 19:30 in Colombo. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST Israel correspond to 12:30 to 20:30 in Colombo.
Compare IST time with Colombo time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Israel Daylight Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind SLST (Sri Lanka Standard Time).
3:00 pm15:00 in IDT is 5:30 pm17:30 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
IDT to Colombo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2:30pm09:00-14:30 in IDT which corresponds to 11:30am-5pm11:30-17:00 in Colombo
3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 SLST (Sri Lanka Standard Time) (Colombo, Sri Lanka). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 5:30 pm17:30 Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Israel Standard Time
Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Israel
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+3 (IDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Israel Daylight Time (IDT).
End: Israel Standard Time (IST) ended on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Friday of March.
Start: Israel Standard Time (IST) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Asia/Tel_Aviv
- Israel
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time