Negombo to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h 30 min behind Negombo. 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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Negombo 16:55 4:55 PM Sofia 14:25 2:25 PM You –:–
16:55 4:55 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:55
14:25 2:25 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:42
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−2 h 30 min
Sofia is 2 h 30 min behind Negombo.
When you, Negombo and Sofia are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Negombo
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
🇧🇬 Sofia
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 | 🇱🇰 Negombo | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:55 | 14:25 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Negombo | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 142,449 | 1,286,383 |
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Negombo and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Negombo is Sofia?
Sofia is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Negombo: UTC+3 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Negombo?
The working day in Negombo starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Negombo, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Negombo, clocks in Sofia show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Negombo?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Negombo – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Negombo?
The new day starts in Sofia later: until 2:30 AM in Negombo, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Sofia, Negombo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Negombo and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sofia will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Negombo.
