Exact time in Sri Lanka

The time difference with Sri Lanka is calculated very simply: Colombo time zone +5.5 hours, Moscow time zone +4:00, when comparing the values, it turns out that Moscow summer time is 2.5 hours behind Colombo time.

What is undoubtedly convenient for the traveler: the entire territory of the island of Sri Lanka lies in one time zone (SLST) - UTC +5.5, i.e. when moving to different parts of the country (Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Jaffna, Trincomalee, and so on), there is no need to change the time.

After the Russian government once again decided to change the time to winter time in October 2014, the time difference between Colombo and Moscow began to be 2.5 hours.

Current time in Sri Lanka: what time is it now?

Time in Kyiv
(there is winter/summer time)

UTC

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is a standard adopted in 1970 that regulates time in the world. According to this standard, the offset relative to the Earth's prime meridian is expressed as a positive (eastward) or negative (westward) UTC value.

It's funny, but true - the abbreviation UTC has no decoding, it is the middle version of two names: CUT of Britain (Coordinated Universal Time) and TUC of France (Temps Universel Coordonna): CUT+TUC=UTC. The International Telecommunication Union considered this option quite suitable, since it avoided the issue of being tied to any language.

Time change in Sri Lanka

On this moment There is no time change from winter to summer in Sri Lanka. Since 2006, Sri Lanka has been living on winter time UTC +5.5, summer time is not used. Historically, time on the island was not stable and fluctuated within one hour, from UTC +5.5 to UTC +6.5:

• from 1880 to January 1942 UTC +5.5,
• from January to September 1942 UTC +6.0,
• from September 1942 to 1945 UTC +6.5 (so-called summer time),
• from 1945 to May 1996 UTC +5.5,
• from May to October 1996 UTC +6.5,
• from October 1996 to April 2006 UTC +6.0 (during the energy crisis),
• from April 2006 to the present UTC +5.5 (so-called winter time).

Time difference with Sri Lanka, Colombo

Despite the long flight required to get to a distant tropical island country, and thousands of kilometers of travel, the time difference with Sri Lanka is very small. This is a consequence of the location of time zones on the planet, elongated in longitude along the Greenwich meridian of the planet. The time zone increment is usually one hour, but there are a number of territories, including Sri Lanka, where the increment is 30 or even 15 minutes. For example, the time difference between Kathmandu and Sri Lanka is -15 minutes.

Time zone map of Sri Lanka - Europe, Asia, Africa

Sri Lanka's time zone is UTC + 5.5 hours. The time difference between Sri Lanka and Moscow is plus 2 and a half hours. Here you can find out what time it is in Sri Lanka. Current time in Sri Lanka online:

If you want to find out what time it is now in other cities, go to the online time section.

Sri Lanka is located in the UTC+5.5 hour time zone. Sri Lanka time is 2 and a half hours ahead of Moscow time.

Area of ​​Sri Lanka– 65.6 thousand sq. km.

Population of Sri Lanka– 21.7 million people.

Official language in Sri Lanka– Sinhalese and Tamil.

Capital of Sri Lanka: Colombo city. The capital of Sri Lanka is home to 685 thousand people.

Major cities of Sri Lanka: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (235 thousand people), Moratuwa (205 thousand people), Jaffna (185 thousand people).

Sri Lanka GDP per capita: 10 thousand dollars

Currency of Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR, code 144).

Telephone code Sri Lanka: +94 (8-10-94).

Internet domain zone of Sri Lanka: .lk

Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia: 129090, Moscow, Shchepkina st., 24. Phone: (+7 495) 688-16-20, 688-16-51, 688-14-63. Fax: (+7 495) 688-17-57.

Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka: 62, Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 7 Sri Lanka. Phone: (8-10-941) 57-4959, 57-3555. Fax: (8-10-941) 57-4957.

Prices in Sri Lanka: lunch in a cafe for one person - 560-680 rupees, lunch for two in a restaurant - 2000-2800 rupees. A liter of milk costs 115-135 rupees, bread 104-128 rupees, 1.5 liter mineral water costs 60-100 rupees. A ticket for one trip on public transport costs 40-80 rupees, a liter of gasoline in Sri Lanka costs 120-150 rupees, utilities in Sri Lanka cost 6400-8000 rupees per month.

Holidays in Sri Lanka:

The island of Sri Lanka, or “blessed land” in Sanskrit, can be your travel option during the hot season and holidays. After all, this is one of the most interesting and scenic spots world where tourists from all over the world come, which will not leave you indifferent and will give you impressions for the whole year until your next vacation.

In Sri Lanka You will find walks along the sandy beach and in the thickets of the Phonic forest, newborn turtles in the palm of your hand and the footprint of Adam, ancient temples and famous tea plantations...

Bentota: turtles

Let's start from the southern part of the village of Bentota. There is a turtle farm with incubators for eggs, which local residents dug up on the shore. The eggs are handled with care and the babies are released into the ocean after hatching. This was done to protect the masonry from destruction by predators. Well, visitors can only watch and, of course, hold the newborns in their hands.

Sigiriya: "ghost maidens"

As you climb Mount Sigiriya, you will hear several stories telling about the creation of the citadel palace on the top of the mountain. According to legend, the parricide king Kassaps (5th century AD) hid in it from the army of his brother Moggalanna, fearing retribution. On the rocky cliffs, frescoes depicted half-naked beauties ( "ghost maidens").