Time in Nuwara Eliya

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

Current local time: 11:39

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

Current local time in Nuwara Eliya: · 11 Nov 2026

Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Nuwara Eliya
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h 30 min behindCompare Nuwara Eliya and London
New York10 h 30 min behindCompare Nuwara Eliya and New York
Los Angeles-1 day13 h 30 min behindCompare Nuwara Eliya and Los Angeles
Berlin4 h 30 min behindCompare Nuwara Eliya and Berlin
Dubai1 h 30 min behindCompare Nuwara Eliya and Dubai
New DelhiSame timeCompare Nuwara Eliya and New Delhi
Singapore2 h 30 min aheadCompare Nuwara Eliya and Singapore
Tokyo3 h 30 min aheadCompare Nuwara Eliya and Tokyo
Sydney5 h 30 min aheadCompare Nuwara Eliya and Sydney
Copenhagen4 h 30 min behindCompare Nuwara Eliya and Copenhagen

Sun in Nuwara Eliya today

Daylight
05:5611h 49m17:45

11h 49m today - 0h 42m less than the longest day and 0h 6m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Nuwara Eliya

City facts
Country
Sri Lanka
Region
Central Province
Population
27,500
Dialing code
Currency
LKR · Rupee
Coordinates
6.9708°, 80.7829°

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 Nuwara Eliya in?
Nuwara Eliya uses Asia/Colombo: UTC+5:30 (UTC+5:30).
02Does Nuwara Eliya have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Nuwara Eliya and London?
Nuwara Eliya is 5 h 30 min ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya.

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