What time is it in Nuwara Eliya right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Colombo. Nuwara Eliya is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Nuwara Eliya in?

Nuwara Eliya uses IST (India Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Colombo, and the current UTC offset is UTC+5:30.

Does Nuwara Eliya observe daylight saving time?

No. Nuwara Eliya stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Nuwara Eliya?

Open the time zone converter for Nuwara Eliya to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Nuwara Eliya is on IST (India Standard Time), UTC+5:30. Nuwara Eliya does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

4:11 PM:08IST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+5:30

Country: Sri Lanka
Region: Central Province
Lat/Long: 6°58'N / 80°47'E
Elevation: 1,868 m
Population: 27,500
Currency: Rupee (LKR)
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English
Dialling code: +94

Time zone in Nuwara Eliya

Time zone
IST
India Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+5:30
5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Nuwara Eliya keeps UTC+5:30

Nuwara Eliya keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Colombo, the one time zone in use in Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Nuwara Eliya today

Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
5:47 PM
Day length
11 hours 54 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Nuwara Eliya for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 6°58'N / 80°47'E.

Time difference between Nuwara Eliya and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Nuwara Eliya. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Nuwara Eliya
City	Local time	Compared to Nuwara Eliya
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:41 AM	−9h 30m (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:41 AM	−12h 30m (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:41 AM	−10h 30m (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:41 AM	−9h 30m (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:41 AM	−11h 30m (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:41 AM	−8h 30m (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:41 AM	−5h 30m (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:41 AM	−4h 30m (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:41 AM	−4h 30m (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:41 AM	−4h 30m (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:41 PM	−3h 30m (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:41 PM	−1h 30m (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:11 PM	Same time
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:41 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:41 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:41 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:41 PM	+5h 30m (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:41 PM	+7h 30m (ahead)

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.