Birmingham ↔ Colombo
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 9:00 and 12:00 (Birmingham time).
Sync Birmingham and Colombo easily. Birmingham is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 9:00 and 12:00 (Birmingham time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
20:00 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
06:00 EST
Sleeping
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London
11:00 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
Syncing between Birmingham and Colombo is challenging due to the 5 hours 30 minutes offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.
Birmingham Business Pulse
- Culture Industrial, professional, and increasingly diverse. A major center for manufacturing and services.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best reached between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. Business is professional and pragmatic. As a major UK hub, it has high standards for efficiency. Punctuality is expected, and a polite, collaborative tone is standard for building successful partnerships.
Colombo Business Pulse
- Culture Professional and hierarchical. Values personal rapport and education.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best call window is 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Sri Lankans value education and professional titles. Business culture is relational; spend time on polite introductions. Punctuality is appreciated. Be aware of potential power disruptions and have a backup communication plan like WhatsApp.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Birmingham | Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Europe/London | Asia/Colombo |
| Country | UK | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 52.49, -1.89 | 6.93, 79.86 |
| Population | 1,145,000 | 753,000 |