Sri Lanka · Central Province
Current local time in Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya keeps time on the Asia/Colombo zone, currently UTC+5:30. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Nuwara Eliya, Central Province
Nuwara Eliya time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province
- Coordinates
- 6.97°, 80.78°
- Population
- 27,500
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Nuwara Eliya today
Computed from Nuwara Eliya's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:10 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:07 PM
- Day length
- 12h 8m
- Civil dawn
- 5:38 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:34 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:27 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:46 PM
Nuwara Eliya time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Nuwara Eliya is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:09 PM | 12h 30m ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:09 PM | 4h 30m ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:09 AM | 1h 30m ahead |
| TokyoJapan | 07:09 AM | 3h 30m behind |
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Nuwara Eliyatime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Nuwara Eliya right now?
- Nuwara Eliya is on Asia/Colombo, currently UTC+5:30. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Nuwara Eliya in?
- Nuwara Eliya uses the IANA time zone Asia/Colombo, which is UTC+5:30 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Nuwara Eliya observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nuwara Eliya stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Nuwara Eliya today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:02 AM and sets at about 6:10 PM local time in Nuwara Eliya, giving roughly 12h 8m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:07 PM.
Working with Nuwara Eliya time
Scheduling across Asia/Colombo is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.