🇭🇰 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 Puttalam: time difference
Puttalam 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 08:30 8:30 AM Puttalam 06:00 6:00 AM You –:–
08:30 8:30 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
06:00 6:00 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:49
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−2 h 30 min
Puttalam is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Puttalam 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
🇱🇰 Puttalam
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 | 🇱🇰 Puttalam |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:30 | 06:00 |
| 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 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 45,400 |
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 Puttalam: common questions
How many hours behind Hong Kong is Puttalam?
The clocks in Puttalam 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 Puttalam?
At 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, clocks in Puttalam show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Puttalam when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 3:30 PM in Puttalam.
Is there a time when both Hong Kong and Puttalam are at work?
Yes: from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Puttalam), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Puttalam?
Until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous day in Puttalam. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Puttalam it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Is the time difference between Hong Kong and Puttalam the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hong Kong nor Puttalam switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
