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Does Sri Lanka have daylight saving time?

No. Sri Lanka does not change its clocks. It stays on UTC+5:30 all year.

Sri Lanka has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970. Its standard time changed more recently, in 2006.

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Questions people ask

Does Sri Lanka have daylight saving time?

No. Sri Lanka does not change its clocks. It stays on UTC+5:30 all year.

When did Sri Lanka last change its clocks?

Sri Lanka has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970. Its standard time changed more recently, in 2006.

What time zone is Sri Lanka in?

Sri Lanka uses UTC+5:30. See the current time in Sri Lanka.

Source: IANA time zone database, version 2026e, the same data phones and computers use. History is shown from 1970, the period the database documents reliably.