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Dar es Salaam×Colombo

Tanzania · TZ
Dar es Salaam
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Africa/Dar_es_Salaam·
No DST
Sri Lanka · LK
Colombo
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Asia/Colombo·
No DST

Dar es Salaam is 2.5 hours ahead of Colombo. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

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Difference
2.5h ahead
Dar es Salaam vs Colombo
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Overlap
6h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
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UTC offsets
GMT+3 / GMT+5:30
Dar es_Salaam · Colombo
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Flight
6h 6m
4,761 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
6h shared · 09:00 – 15:00 Dar es Salaam
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Scrub a meeting time14:00 Dar es Salaam
Same moment in Colombo16:30 Colombo
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Dar es Salaam16:30 Colombo
Full 24-hour reference
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Dar es Salaam and Colombo?

Dar es Salaam is 2.5 hours ahead of Colombo. Dar es Salaam runs on GMT+3 and Colombo on GMT+5:30. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 6 hours where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Dar es Salaam from Colombo?

About 4,761 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 6h 6m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

DAR ES SALAAM · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
GMT+3 · -6.79°, 39.21°

COLOMBO · Asia/Colombo
GMT+5:30 · 6.93°, 79.86°

6h shared · 2.5h ahead