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1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 14, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 SLST (UTC+5:30), Oct 13, 2026

NZDT is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Colombo.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, NZST is 6 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Colombo or NZDT is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Colombo.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZST correspond to 2:30 am to 10:30 am in Colombo or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 1:30 am to 9:30 am in Colombo.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NZST correspond to 02:30 to 10:30 in Colombo or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NZDT correspond to 01:30 to 09:30 in Colombo.

Compare NZDT time with Colombo time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

New Zealand Daylight Time is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of SLST (Sri Lanka Standard Time).
1:00 am01:00 in NZDT is 5:30 pm17:30 in Colombo, Sri Lanka

NZDT to Colombo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5pm16:30-17:00 in NZDT which corresponds to 9am-9:30am09:00-09:30 in Colombo

1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 SLST (Sri Lanka Standard Time) (Colombo, Sri Lanka). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

1:00 am01:00 NZDT / 5:30 pm17:30 Colombo, Sri Lanka

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New Zealand Daylight Time

Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.

Map of the areas on New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
NZDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on NZDT.

Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).

123456789101112Start: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) started on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September.

123456789101112End: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NZDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +13 - basic short
  • +1300 - basic
  • +13:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects NZDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/McMurdo
  • Antarctica/South_Pole
  • NZ
  • Pacific/Auckland
Time zones with the GMT +13 offset:
  • FJST - Fiji Summer Time
  • NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
  • PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
  • TKT - Tokelau Time
  • TOT - Tonga Time
  • WST - West Samoa Time
  • WSST - West Samoa Standard Time

Colombo Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
SLST – Sri Lanka Standard Time, UTC+5:30 (no daylight saving time)

Colombo Facts

Country
Sri Lanka
Alternative Names
CMB, Colombo, Columbo, Columbum, Kalomba, Kolombas, Kolombo, Kolompo, Kolonbo, ge lin bao, kalambo, kalombo, ke lun po, kealambea, kholambo, klmbw, kolabo, kolambo, kollombo, kolumpu, kolunbu, koronbo, kwlmbw, kwlwmbw, qwlwmbw, Κολόμπο, Каломба, Коломбо, Կոլոմբո, קולומבו, كولمبو, كولومبو, کلمبو, کولمبو, ކޮޅުނބު, कोलंबो, कोलम्बो, কলম্বো, ਕੋਲੰਬੋ, કોલંબો, କଲୋମ୍ବୋ, கொழும்பு, కొలంబో, ಕೊಲಂಬೊ, കൊളംബോ, කොළඹ, ෙකාළඹ, โคลัมโบ, ཁོ་ལུམ་པོ།, ကိုလံဘိုမြို့, კოლომბო, ኮሎምቦ, コロンボ, 可倫坡, 哥林堡, 콜롬보
Population
648,034
Currency
Rupee (LKR)
Geographic Coordinates
6° 56' N Latitude / 79° 50' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+94