Exact time in Sri Lanka

The difference in time with Sri Lanka is calculated: the time zone Colombo +5.5 hours, the time zone of Moscow +4: 00, when comparing the values, it turns out that Moscow summer time is late for the time of Colombo by 2.5 hours.

What is undoubtedly convenient for the traveler: the whole territory of the island of Sri Lanka lies in one time zone (SLST) - UTC +5.5, i.e. When moving to different areas of the country (Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Jaffn, Trinkomali, and so on) you do not need to translate time.

After the Russian government in October 2014 once again decided to transfer time for winter time, the difference in time Colombo - Moscow began to be 2.5 hours.

Current time in Sri Lanka: how much is now

Time in Kiev
(There is a winter / summer time)

Worldwide coordinated time

World Coordinated Time UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) - Standard adopted in 1970, regulating time in the world. According to this standard, the displacement relative to the zero meridian of the Earth is expressed positive (east) or negative (west) the value of UTC.

Funny, but the fact - the abbreviation UTC decryption does not have, this is the middle version of the two names: Cut Britain (Coordinated Universal Time) and TUC: Cut + Tuc \u003d UTC. The International Telecommunication Union found this option quite appropriate because it made it possible to avoid a binding to any language.

Translation of time for Sri Lanka

At the moment, the translation of time from the winter to summer in Sri Lanka is not made. Since 2006, Sri Lanka lives UTC +5.5, summer time is not used. Historically, the time on the island was not stable and hesitated 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 summertime),
• 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 (for the period of 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, necessary to get to the distant island tropical country, and thousands of kilometers of the way, the difference in time with Sri Lanka is very small. This is a consequence of the location of time zones on the planet elongated along the longitude along the Greenwich Meridian of the Planet. The step of the time zone is mostly one hour, however, there are a number of territories and including Sri Lanka, where the pitch is 30 and even 15 minutes. So, for example, the difference between Kathmandu - Sri Lanka is -15 minutes.

Sri Lanka - Europe, Asia, Africa

Sri Lanka time zone UTC + 5.5 hours. The time difference between Sri Lanka and Moscow Plus 2 and a half hours. Here you can find out howverst time in Sri Lanka. Current local time in Sri Lanka online:

If you want to find out how much time is in other cities - go to the online time section.

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

Sri Lanka Square - 65.6 thousand square meters. km.

Sri Lanka population - 21.7 million people.

Official language in Sri Lanka - Singalese and Tamil.

Capital Sri Lanka: City Colombo. 685 thousand people live in the capital of Sri Lanka.

Large cities Sri Lanka: Dechivala-Mount Lavinia (235 thousand people), Moratuv (205 thousand people), Jafna (185 thousand people).

GDP Sri Lanka per capita: 10 thousand dollars

Sri Lanka currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR, code 144).

Sri Lanka Area Code: +94 (8-10-94).

Internet - Domain Zone Sri Lanka: .lk.

Embassy Sri Lanka in Russia: 129090, Moscow, Stskipkin, d.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 per person - 560-680 rupees, dinner for two in a restaurant - 2000-2800 rupees. Milk liter costs 115-135 rupees, bread 104-128 rupees, mineral water 1.5l costs 60-100 rupees. A ticket for one trip in public transport costs 40-80 rupees, a liter of gasoline in Sri Lanka costs 120-150 rupees, utilities on Sri Lanka cost 6400-8000 rupees per month.

Rest in Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka Island, or "Blessed Earth" Translated from Sanskrit, can become a variant of your trip during the heat and vacation season. After all, this is one of the most interesting and picturesque places The world where tourists come from around the world, which will not leave you indifferent and give impressions for the whole year before the next vacation.

In Sri Lanka You are waiting for walks on the sandy beach and in the thickets of the Fonic Forest, newborn turtles on the palm and the trail of Adam, the most ancient temples and famous tea plantations ...

Bentota: Turtles

Let's start with the southern part of the Bentota village. There is a turtle farm with incubators for eggs, which local residents Drop on the shore. With eggs are treated carefully, and after hatching they let go of the cubs in the ocean. This is done to protect masonry from destroying by predators. Well, the visitors remain only to observe and, of course, hold in the hands of newborns.

Sigiriya: "Ghostly Virgin"

Lifting up the mountain of Sigiria, you will hear several stories telling about the creation of the palace-Citadel on the top of the mountain. In it, according to the legend, the Czassaps Tsar-Otseubyts (V century) was hidden from the troops of his brother Mogalanna, fearing retribution. On the rocky plumbing frescoes were depicted semi-bored beauties ( "Ghostly Virgin").