Hong Kong to Sri Lanka: time difference

Sri Lanka 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.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

11

12:05 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • India Standard Time
  • UTC+5:30
  • Daytime

☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:50 · 11 h 51 min

−2 h 30 min

One day, 2 clocks

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Hong Kong 14:35 2:35 PM Sri Lanka 12:05 12:05 PM
Hong Kong 14:35 2:35 PM Sri Lanka 12:05 12:05 PM You –:–
🇭🇰 Hong Kong

14:35 2:35 PM

Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8

☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

12:05 12:05 PM

India Standard Time · UTC+5:30

☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:50

⇄ Difference

−2 h 30 min

Sri Lanka is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.

When you, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka 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
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
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 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Local time 14:35 12:05
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 17:50
Daylight 11 h 14 min 11 h 51 min
People on this clock 1,367,900 21,444,000

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Hong Kong and Sri Lanka: common questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+5:30, while Hong Kong is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Sri Lanka when it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong?
When it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, it is 6:30 AM in Sri Lanka.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Sri Lanka?
At 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, clocks in Sri Lanka show 3:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Hong Kong and Sri Lanka are at work?
Yes: from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Sri Lanka), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Hong Kong is it still yesterday in Sri Lanka?
Before 2:30 AM in Hong Kong, the date in Sri Lanka has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Sri Lanka, it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Does the time gap between Hong Kong and Sri Lanka change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hong Kong nor in Sri Lanka, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
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