Kandy to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 2 h 30 min ahead of Kandy. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
08
- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45 · 11 h 14 min
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kandy 11:13 11:13 AM Hong Kong 13:43 1:43 PM You –:–
11:13 11:13 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:47
13:43 1:43 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
·
+2 h 30 min
Hong Kong is 2 h 30 min ahead of Kandy.
When you, Kandy and Hong Kong are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Kandy
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
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Kandy | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:13 | 13:43 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Kandy | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 125,000 | 1,367,900 |
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Kandy and Hong Kong: common questions
How many hours ahead of Kandy is Hong Kong?
The clocks in Hong Kong are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Kandy (UTC+8 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kandy, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Kandy, clocks in Hong Kong show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Hong Kong when it is 6:00 PM in Kandy?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kandy, it is 8:30 PM in Hong Kong.
When is a good time to call Hong Kong from Kandy?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Kandy – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Hong Kong?
From 9:30 PM in Kandy it is already the next day in Hong Kong. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous day in Kandy.
Does the time difference between Kandy and Hong Kong change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
