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Time difference
Kolkata and Colombo

Live clocks (IST ↔ IST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes (steady this year), and a full 24-hour map from Kolkata to Colombo.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Kolkata and Colombo, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—the gap stays steady through 2026.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Kolkata into Colombo with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Kolkata and Colombo line up today.

2 cities · live offsetSteady gap
City pair

Kolkata Colombo

Both cities share the same offset right now—scroll for month-by-month charts and a full-day conversion grid.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Kolkata
Asia/Kolkata
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
Hour gap
0h

Same wall-clock offset

Colombo
Asia/Colombo
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Kolkata and Colombo: Colombo is currently on the same offset as Kolkata.

This difference stays steady year-round because neither city observes Daylight Saving Time. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAsia/Kolkata · Asia/Colombo
Kolkata
Asia/Kolkata
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Colombo
Asia/Colombo
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Relationship

Colombo is the same instant as Kolkata.

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—expect this relationship to stay fixed unless rules change at the governmental level.

Next stepsPlan overlap or convert zones
Best time to meet →IST → IST →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Colombo versus Kolkata; a value of +3h means Colombo is three hours ahead of Kolkata.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Colombo vs Kolkata)
JanuarySame
FebruarySame
MarchSame
AprilSame
MaySame
JuneSame
JulySame
AugustSame
SeptemberSame
OctoberSame
NovemberSame
DecemberSame
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Kolkata mapped into Colombo; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

KolkataColombo

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Kolkata with part-of-day icon
Colombo arrow and converted time
Day
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    00:00
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    08:00
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    09:00
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    10:00
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  • 11:00
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  • 19:00
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  • 20:00
    20:00
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  • 21:00
    21:00
    Same day
  • 22:00
    22:00
    Same day
  • 23:00
    23:00
    Same day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Related pages

More time-difference routes, pairwise best times, triple-city overlaps, and conversions tied to Kolkata, Colombo, or this corridor.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Kolkata and Colombo, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Colombo is the same instant as Kolkata. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.