Dubai to Colombo
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Dubai → Asia/Colombo · 3,297 km (2,047 miles) apart
5:00 pm in Dubai is
6:30 pm in Colombo.
17:00 → 18:30 on a 24-hour clock ·
UTC+4 → UTC+5:30
Dubai now
12:02pm
UTC+4 · UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Colombo now
1:32pm
UTC+5:30 · UTC+5:30
Asia/Colombo
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Dubai | Colombo | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 1am | 00:00 → 01:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 1am | 2am | 01:00 → 02:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 2am | 3am | 02:00 → 03:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 3am | 4am | 03:00 → 04:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 4am | 5am | 04:00 → 05:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 5am | 6am | 05:00 → 06:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 6am | 7am | 06:00 → 07:30 | asleep in Dubai |
| 7am | 8am | 07:00 → 08:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 9am | 08:00 → 09:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 10am | 09:00 → 10:30 | both at work |
| 10am | 11am | 10:00 → 11:30 | both at work |
| 11am | 12pm | 11:00 → 12:30 | both at work |
| 12pm now | 1pm | 12:00 → 13:30 | both at work |
| 1pm | 2pm | 13:00 → 14:30 | both at work |
| 2pm | 3pm | 14:00 → 15:30 | both at work |
| 3pm | 4pm | 15:00 → 16:30 | both at work |
| 4pm | 5pm | 16:00 → 17:30 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 6pm | 17:00 → 18:30 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 7pm | 18:00 → 19:30 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 8pm | 19:00 → 20:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 9pm | 20:00 → 21:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 10pm | 21:00 → 22:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 10pm | 11pm | 22:00 → 23:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 11pm | 12am Fri | 23:00 → 00:30 | asleep in Colombo |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in Dubai — 10am to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Colombo when it is 5:00 pm in Dubai?
6:30 pm in Colombo the same day.
How many hours ahead is Colombo of Dubai?
Colombo is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead Dubai. Neither place changes its clocks, so that gap is the same all year. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Dubai and Colombo?
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in Dubai — 10am to 4pm at the other end.