Meeting time

Best time to meet: Beijing and Colombo

Beijing is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours 30 minutes: 11:30 AM to 5 PM in Beijing, which is 9 AM to 2:30 PM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Beijing (11 AM in Colombo).

Tue 11:54 PMBeijing · China Standard TimeTue 9:24 PMColombo · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

BeijingColombo
6 AM3:30 AMBoth off
7 AM4:30 AMBoth off
8 AM5:30 AMBoth off
9 AM6:30 AMBeijing at work
10 AM7:30 AMBeijing at work
11 AM8:30 AMBeijing at work
12 PM9:30 AMBoth at work
1 PM10:30 AMBoth at work
2 PM11:30 AMBoth at work
3 PM12:30 PMBoth at work
4 PM1:30 PMBoth at work
5 PM2:30 PMColombo at work
6 PM3:30 PMColombo at work
7 PM4:30 PMColombo at work
8 PM5:30 PMBoth off
9 PM6:30 PMBoth off
10 PM7:30 PMBoth off

All year

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

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Beijing?
6:30 AM in Colombo, while Beijing is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Beijing and Colombo?
1:30 PM in Beijing, which is 11 AM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 11:30 AM to 5 PM Beijing time.
Does the time difference between Beijing and Colombo change during the year?
No. It stays 2 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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