Meeting time

Best time to meet: Manchester and Colombo

Manchester is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 11:30 AM in Manchester, which is 2:30 PM to 5 PM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Manchester (3:30 PM in Colombo).

Tue 3:56 PMManchester · Greenwich Mean TimeTue 9:26 PMColombo · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ManchesterColombo
6 AM11:30 AMColombo at work
7 AM12:30 PMColombo at work
8 AM1:30 PMColombo at work
9 AM2:30 PMBoth at work
10 AM3:30 PMEasiest time
11 AM4:30 PMBoth at work
12 PM5:30 PMManchester at work
1 PM6:30 PMManchester at work
2 PM7:30 PMManchester at work
3 PM8:30 PMManchester at work
4 PM9:30 PMManchester at work
5 PM10:30 PMBoth off
6 PM11:30 PMBoth off
7 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM1:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM2:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM3:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesManchester isBoth at work (Manchester time)Easiest (Manchester / Colombo)
Now to March 28, 20275 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–11:30 AM (2 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 3:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Manchester go forward		4 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 2:30 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Manchester go back		5 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–11:30 AM (2 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 3:30 PM

Manchester keeps the same clock as London; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Manchester?
2:30 PM in Colombo, while Manchester is 5 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Manchester and Colombo?
10 AM in Manchester, which is 3:30 PM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 11:30 AM Manchester time.
Does the time difference between Manchester and Colombo change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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