Colombo to IST Israel Time Converter

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5:30 pm17:30 SLST (UTC+5:30), Oct 13, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 13, 2026

Colombo is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Colombo is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IDT Israel. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, Colombo is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST Israel.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Colombo correspond to 6:30 am to 2:30 pm in IDT Israel. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Colombo correspond to 5:30 am to 1:30 pm in IST Israel.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Colombo correspond to 06:30 to 14:30 in IDT Israel. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Colombo correspond to 05:30 to 13:30 in IST Israel.

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

Time Difference

SLST (Sri Lanka Standard Time) is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Israel Daylight Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in Colombo, Sri Lanka is 3:00 pm15:00 in IDT

Colombo to IDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11:30am-5pm11:30-17:00 in Colombo which corresponds to 9am-2:30pm09:00-14:30 in IDT

5:30 pm17:30 SLST (Sri Lanka Standard Time) (Colombo, Sri Lanka). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 Colombo, Sri Lanka / 3:00 pm15:00 IDT

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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
More About Colombo
Colombo local time and city facts

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.

Map of the areas on Israel Standard Time (IST)
IST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+3 (IDT).

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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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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.

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IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • 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
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT