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Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka uses Asia/Colombo, currently +0530 (UTC+05:30). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Batticaloa is a city in Sri Lanka, home to around 86,700 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Time zone
UTC offset
UTC+05:30
Country
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Population
86,742
Calling code
+94
Currency
LKR
Batticaloa vs. other major cities
Shift date & time
−12h+12h
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- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:49 / 17:46
- Day length
- 11h 57m
Common questions
What time zone is Batticaloa in?
Batticaloa uses the Asia/Colombo time zone, currently +0530 (UTC+05:30).
Does Batticaloa observe daylight saving time?
No clock changes are scheduled for Batticaloa in the next year.
How many hours ahead or behind is Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC, 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York City, 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of London and 3 hours 30 minutes behind Tokyo. Relative to your own clock: .