Time difference between Beijing and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Beijing.
Local time in both cities
Beijing · China
23:23
ChinaSri Jayewardenepura Kotte · Sri Lanka
20:53
Sri LankaSri Jayewardenepura Kotte is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Beijing.
same day
Time zones
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | Asia/Colombo · UTC+05:30 |
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+05:30 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 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) | Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (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 Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte 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 Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte 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 Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte 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.