Dambulla to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Dambulla. 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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Dambulla 00:47 12:47 AM Istanbul 22:17 10:17 PM You –:–
00:47 12:47 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:48
22:17 10:17 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:07
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−2 h 30 min
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Dambulla.
When you, Dambulla and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Dambulla
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Dambulla | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:47 | 22:17 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Dambulla | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 10 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 68,800 | 15,701,602 |
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Dambulla and Istanbul: common questions
What is the time difference between Dambulla and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+3, while Dambulla is on UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dambulla, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Dambulla, clocks in Istanbul show 6:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dambulla, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Dambulla, clocks in Istanbul show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Dambulla?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Dambulla – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 2:30 AM in Dambulla it is still the previous day in Istanbul. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Dambulla.
Does the time gap between Dambulla and Istanbul change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dambulla nor in Istanbul, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
