🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
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- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45 · 11 h 14 min
Hong Kong to Colombo: time difference
Colombo is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong. 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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Hong Kong 10:15 10:15 AM Colombo 07:45 7:45 AM You –:–
10:15 10:15 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
07:45 7:45 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:51
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−2 h 30 min
Colombo is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Colombo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
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
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 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇱🇰 Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:15 | 07:45 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Hong Kong Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Hong Kong | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Hong Kong | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 753,000 |
Compare Hong Kong with another city
More comparisons with Hong Kong: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Hong Kong and Colombo: common questions
How far behind Hong Kong is Colombo?
Colombo is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Hong Kong: UTC+5:30 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Colombo at the start of the working day in Hong Kong?
The working day in Hong Kong starts at 9:00 AM; in Colombo it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Colombo when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 3:30 PM in Colombo.
When do working hours in Hong Kong and in Colombo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Colombo.
When does the date change in Colombo compared with Hong Kong?
The new day starts in Colombo later: until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Colombo, Hong Kong is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Hong Kong and Colombo the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hong Kong nor Colombo switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
