Berlin to Matara: time difference
Matara is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+4 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Berlin 19:52 7:52 PM Matara 00:22 12:22 AM You –:–
19:52 7:52 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 16:31
00:22 12:22 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:49
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+4 h 30 min
Matara is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Matara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
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
🇱🇰 Matara
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 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇱🇰 Matara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:52 | 00:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | +4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 16:31 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 9 h 21 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 100,000 |
Compare Berlin with another city
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Berlin and Matara: common questions
How far ahead of Berlin is Matara?
Matara is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Berlin: UTC+5:30 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Matara?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in Matara show 1:30 PM.
What time is it in Matara at the end of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin ends at 6:00 PM; in Matara it is 10:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Berlin and Matara are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Berlin (1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Matara), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Matara?
From 7:30 PM in Berlin it is already the next day in Matara. The other way round, until 4:30 AM in Matara it is still the previous day in Berlin.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Matara the same all year?
No. Only Berlin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Matara will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Berlin.
