Best time to meet
Colombo and Berlin
Standard 9–5 overlap, live clocks, and DST caveats for Colombo (IST) and Berlin (CET). Share this URL with Slack or email.
Live clocks
See current time in Colombo and Berlin, with active DST rules for each IANA zone.
Shared business hours
Best shared window today: 07:00–11:30 UTC (4.5 hours of overlap).
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Copy this page URL or the overlap window—teammates land on the same math with no setup.
Live overlap for two cities.
Scheduling a meeting between Colombo and Berlin is manageable — the 9–5 windows overlap by 1–3 hours, usually morning for one side and afternoon for the other. Colombo is 4.5 hours ahead of Berlin during winter, though Daylight Saving Time can shift the gap by an hour in spring and autumn.
The visualization below shows the exact UTC overlap window plus each city's local working hours. We recommend the same time of day for recurring meetings to keep the routine predictable, and using the DST Checker once the dates are set so DST transitions don't silently shift your calls.
Use this UTC window as the neutral reference, then send each person their local times beside this panel.
Berlin observes DST while Colombo does not. The overlap window shifts twice per year.
UTC view keeps the overlap honest across cities and daylight saving changes.
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers about overlap, DST quirks, recurring invites, and sharing this Colombo–Berlin view with your team.
The best overlap window is 07:00–11:30 UTC, totalling 4.5 hours per day.
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