Time in Matara

India Standard Time (UTC+5:30, UTC+5:30)

Current local time: 03:10

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Matara: · 11 Nov 2026

Matara time zone

Time zone
UTC+5:30 · UTC+5:30standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Sri Lanka uses India Standard Time.

  • UTC+5:30 · UTC+5:30Western Province, Northern Province, Central Province, Eastern Province, Southern Province and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Matara

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Matara
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day5 h 30 min behindCompare Matara and London
New York-1 day10 h 30 min behindCompare Matara and New York
Los Angeles-1 day13 h 30 min behindCompare Matara and Los Angeles
Berlin-1 day4 h 30 min behindCompare Matara and Berlin
Dubai1 h 30 min behindCompare Matara and Dubai
New DelhiSame timeCompare Matara and New Delhi
Singapore2 h 30 min aheadCompare Matara and Singapore
Tokyo3 h 30 min aheadCompare Matara and Tokyo
Sydney5 h 30 min aheadCompare Matara and Sydney
Copenhagen-1 day4 h 30 min behindCompare Matara and Copenhagen

Sun in Matara today

Daylight
05:5511h 52m17:47

11h 52m today - 0h 36m less than the longest day and 0h 5m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Matara

City facts
Country
Sri Lanka
Region
Southern Province
Population
76,254
Dialing code
Currency
LKR · Rupee
Coordinates
5.9485°, 80.5353°

Public holidays in Sri Lanka

Holidays

  1. Il Full Moon Poya Day

    Tuesday · in 13 days

    National

  2. Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

    Wednesday · in 42 days

    National

  3. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

    Sunday · in 53 days

    National

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Matara in?
Matara uses Asia/Colombo: UTC+5:30 (UTC+5:30).
02Does Matara have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Matara and London?
Matara is 5 h 30 min ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Matara from New York?
Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 19:30-20:30 in Matara.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Matara in?
Matara is in India Standard Time (UTC+5:30), Asia/Colombo. Standard time is UTC+5:30.
02Does Matara use daylight saving time?
No. Matara stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
03What is the time difference between Matara and UTC?
Matara is UTC+5:30 all year.