Time difference between Beijing and Battaramulla South
Battaramulla South is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Beijing.
Local time in both cities
Beijing · China
02:56
ChinaBattaramulla South · Sri Lanka
00:26
Sri LankaBattaramulla South is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Beijing.
same day
Time zones
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| Battaramulla South | Asia/Colombo · UTC+05:30 |
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Battaramulla South does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+05:30 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-22 local time in Beijing. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Beijing (source) | Battaramulla South (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:30 prev day |
| 01:00 | 22:30 prev day |
| 02:00 | 23:30 prev day |
| 03:00 | 00:30 |
| 04:00 | 01:30 |
| 05:00 | 02:30 |
| 06:00 | 03:30 |
| 07:00 | 04:30 |
| 08:00 | 05:30 |
| 09:00 | 06:30 |
| 10:00 | 07:30 |
| 11:00 | 08:30 |
| 12:00 | 09:30 |
| 13:00 | 10:30 |
| 14:00 | 11:30 |
| 15:00 | 12:30 |
| 16:00 | 13:30 |
| 17:00 | 14:30 |
| 18:00 | 15:30 |
| 19:00 | 16:30 |
| 20:00 | 17:30 |
| 21:00 | 18:30 |
| 22:00 | 19:30 |
| 23:00 | 20:30 |
Other common differences from Beijing
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Beijing and Battaramulla South right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai and Battaramulla South uses Asia/Colombo; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Beijing; the right column is the local time in Battaramulla South at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.