Berlin to Trincomalee: time difference
Trincomalee 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 19:49 7:49 PM Trincomalee 00:19 12:19 AM You –:–
19:49 7:49 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 16:31
00:19 12:19 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:43
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+4 h 30 min
Trincomalee is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Trincomalee 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
🇱🇰 Trincomalee
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 | 🇱🇰 Trincomalee |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:49 | 00:19 |
| 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 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 9 h 21 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 99,100 |
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Berlin and Trincomalee: common questions
What is the time difference between Berlin and Trincomalee?
Trincomalee is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Berlin is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Trincomalee at the start of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin starts at 9:00 AM; in Trincomalee it is 1:30 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Trincomalee?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Trincomalee show 10:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Berlin and Trincomalee are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Berlin (1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Trincomalee), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Trincomalee?
From 7:30 PM in Berlin it is already the next day in Trincomalee. The other way round, until 4:30 AM in Trincomalee it is still the previous day in Berlin.
Does the time difference between Berlin and Trincomalee change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Berlin. From March 28, 2027, Trincomalee will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Berlin.
