Athens to Puttalam: time difference
Puttalam 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.
+2 h 30 min
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Athens 19:41 7:41 PM Puttalam 22:11 10:11 PM You –:–
19:41 7:41 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:45
22:11 10:11 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h 30 min
Puttalam is 2 h 30 min ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Puttalam 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
🇱🇰 Puttalam
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 | 🇱🇰 Puttalam |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:41 | 22:11 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:37 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 18:45 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 45,400 |
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Athens and Puttalam: common questions
How far ahead of Athens is Puttalam?
Puttalam is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Athens: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Athens, what time is it in Puttalam?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Puttalam show 11:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Athens, what time is it in Puttalam?
At 6:00 PM in Athens, clocks in Puttalam show 8:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Athens and Puttalam are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Athens (11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Puttalam), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Puttalam?
From 9:30 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Puttalam. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Puttalam it is still the previous day in Athens.
Is the time difference between Athens and Puttalam the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Puttalam will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Athens.
