Meeting time

Best time to meet: Abu Dhabi and Colombo

Abu Dhabi is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 3:30 PM in Abu Dhabi, which is 10:30 AM to 5 PM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Abu Dhabi (11:30 AM in Colombo).

Tue 7:56 PMAbu Dhabi · Gulf Standard TimeTue 9:26 PMColombo · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Abu Dhabi time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Abu DhabiColombo
6 AM7:30 AMBoth off
7 AM8:30 AMBoth off
8 AM9:30 AMColombo at work
9 AM10:30 AMBoth at work
10 AM11:30 AMEasiest time
11 AM12:30 PMBoth at work
12 PM1:30 PMBoth at work
1 PM2:30 PMBoth at work
2 PM3:30 PMBoth at work
3 PM4:30 PMBoth at work
4 PM5:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
5 PM6:30 PMBoth off
6 PM7:30 PMBoth off
7 PM8:30 PMBoth off
8 PM9:30 PMBoth off
9 PM10:30 PMBoth off
10 PM11:30 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Abu Dhabi and Colombo does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Abu Dhabi keeps the same clock as Dubai; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Abu Dhabi?
10:30 AM in Colombo, while Abu Dhabi is 1 hour 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Abu Dhabi and Colombo?
10 AM in Abu Dhabi, which is 11:30 AM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3:30 PM Abu Dhabi time.
Does the time difference between Abu Dhabi and Colombo change during the year?
No. It stays 1 hour 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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