Time in Vakarai

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

Current local time: 09:06

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

Current local time in Vakarai: · 11 Nov 2026

Vakarai 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 Vakarai

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Vakarai
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h 30 min behindCompare Vakarai and London
New York-1 day10 h 30 min behindCompare Vakarai and New York
Los Angeles-1 day13 h 30 min behindCompare Vakarai and Los Angeles
Berlin4 h 30 min behindCompare Vakarai and Berlin
Dubai1 h 30 min behindCompare Vakarai and Dubai
New DelhiSame timeCompare Vakarai and New Delhi
Singapore2 h 30 min aheadCompare Vakarai and Singapore
Tokyo3 h 30 min aheadCompare Vakarai and Tokyo
Sydney5 h 30 min aheadCompare Vakarai and Sydney
Copenhagen4 h 30 min behindCompare Vakarai and Copenhagen

Sun in Vakarai today

Daylight
05:5411h 47m17:41

11h 47m today - 0h 49m less than the longest day and 0h 7m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Vakarai

City facts
Country
Sri Lanka
Region
Eastern Province
Population
21,000
Dialing code
Currency
LKR · Rupee
Coordinates
8.1333°, 81.4333°

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

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