Time difference between Katunayaka and Shanghai
Shanghai is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Katunayaka.
Local time in both cities
Katunayaka · Sri Lanka
07:23
Shanghai · China
09:53
Shanghai is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Katunayaka.
same day
Time zones
| Katunayaka | Asia/Colombo · UTC+05:30 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Katunayaka does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+05:30 all year.
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Katunayaka. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Katunayaka (source) | Shanghai (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 02:30 |
| 01:00 | 03:30 |
| 02:00 | 04:30 |
| 03:00 | 05:30 |
| 04:00 | 06:30 |
| 05:00 | 07:30 |
| 06:00 | 08:30 |
| 07:00 | 09:30 |
| 08:00 | 10:30 |
| 09:00 | 11:30 |
| 10:00 | 12:30 |
| 11:00 | 13:30 |
| 12:00 | 14:30 |
| 13:00 | 15:30 |
| 14:00 | 16:30 |
| 15:00 | 17:30 |
| 16:00 | 18:30 |
| 17:00 | 19:30 |
| 18:00 | 20:30 |
| 19:00 | 21:30 |
| 20:00 | 22:30 |
| 21:00 | 23:30 |
| 22:00 | 00:30 next day |
| 23:00 | 01:30 next day |
Other common differences from Katunayaka
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Katunayaka and Shanghai 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. Katunayaka uses Asia/Colombo and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai; 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 Katunayaka; the right column is the local time in Shanghai 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.