🇭🇰 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 Matale: time difference
Matale 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 15:29 3:29 PM Matale 12:59 12:59 PM You –:–
15:29 3:29 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
12:59 12:59 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:47
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−2 h 30 min
Matale is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Matale 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
🇱🇰 Matale
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇱🇰 Matale |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:29 | 12:59 |
| 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 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 40,800 |
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 Matale: common questions
How many hours behind Hong Kong is Matale?
The clocks in Matale are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Hong Kong (UTC+5:30 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Matale?
At 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, clocks in Matale show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Matale at the end of the working day in Hong Kong?
The working day in Hong Kong ends at 6:00 PM; in Matale it is 3:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Hong Kong and Matale are at work?
Yes: from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Matale), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Matale?
Until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous day in Matale. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Matale it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Does the time gap between Hong Kong and Matale change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hong Kong nor in Matale, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
