Ankara to Bentota: time difference
Bentota is 2 h 30 min ahead of Ankara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ankara 01:55 1:55 AM Bentota 04:25 4:25 AM You –:–
01:55 1:55 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 17:41
04:25 4:25 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:50
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+2 h 30 min
Bentota is 2 h 30 min ahead of Ankara.
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Working hours
🇹🇷 Ankara
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇱🇰 Bentota
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Ankara | 🇱🇰 Bentota |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:55 | 04:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Saturday, November 7, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Ankara | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 10 h 17 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 5,864,049 | 37,000 |
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Ankara and Bentota: common questions
What is the time difference between Ankara and Bentota?
Bentota is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Ankara is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ankara, what time is it in Bentota?
At 9:00 AM in Ankara, clocks in Bentota show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Bentota when it is 6:00 PM in Ankara?
When it is 6:00 PM in Ankara, it is 8:30 PM in Bentota.
When do working hours in Ankara and in Bentota overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Ankara, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Bentota.
When is it already the next day in Bentota?
From 9:30 PM in Ankara it is already the next day in Bentota. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Bentota it is still the previous day in Ankara.
Is the time difference between Ankara and Bentota the same all year?
Yes. Neither Ankara nor Bentota switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
