Athens to Colombo: time difference
Colombo is 2 h 30 min ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 09:00 9:00 AM Colombo 11:30 11:30 AM You –:–
09:00 9:00 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:56
11:30 11:30 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
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+2 h 30 min
Colombo is 2 h 30 min ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Colombo are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇬🇷 Athens
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
🇱🇰 Colombo
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 | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇱🇰 Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:00 | 11:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Athens | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:29 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 753,000 |
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Athens and Colombo: common questions
How far ahead of Athens is Colombo?
Colombo is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Athens: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Colombo when it is 9:00 AM in Athens?
When it is 9:00 AM in Athens, it is 11:30 AM in Colombo.
What time is it in Colombo at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Colombo it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Colombo from Athens?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Athens – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Colombo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Colombo?
From 9:30 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Colombo. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Colombo it is still the previous day in Athens.
Is the time difference between Athens and Colombo the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Colombo will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Athens.
