The short answer
5pm in Freetown is 10:30pm in India Standard Time.
Freetown is 5 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. It lands deep outside working hours in India Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Freetown☀
5pm
India Standard Time☾
10:30pm
Right now
11:30amGMT · UTC+00:00 · Sat, Jun 27
5pmIST · UTC+05:30 · Sat, Jun 27
Read across to convert
Freetown
GMT · UTC+00:00
India Standard Time
IST · UTC+05:30
Pinned5pmFreetown=10:30pmIndia Standard Time
12amSat
5:30am
1am
6:30am
2am
7:30am
3am
8:30am
4am
9:30am
WORK5am
10:30am
WORK6am
11:30am
WORK7am
12:30pm
WORK8am
1:30pm
WORK9am
WORK2:30pm
WORK10am
WORK3:30pm
WORKNOW
11am
WORK4:30pm
WORK12pm
WORK5:30pm
1pm
WORK6:30pm
2pm
WORK7:30pm
3pm
WORK8:30pm
4pm
WORK9:30pm
PINNED
5pm
10:30pm
6pm
11:30pm
7pm
12:30amSun ·+1d
8pm
1:30amSun ·+1d
9pm
2:30amSun ·+1d
10pm
3:30amSun ·+1d
11pm
4:30amSun ·+1d
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
Freetown
9am–12pm
India Standard Time
2:30pm–5:30pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amFreetown=2:30pmIndia Standard Time
12pmFreetown=5:30pmIndia Standard Time
3pmFreetown=8:30pmIndia Standard Time
5pmFreetown=10:30pmIndia Standard Time
9pmFreetown=2:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Freetown
11:30amGMT · UTC+00:00
Sierra Leone
India Standard Time
5pmIST · UTC+05:30
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Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Freetown and India Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Freetown and India Standard Time?
- Freetown is 5 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 5pm in Freetown, what time is it in India Standard Time?
- 5pm in Freetown is 10:30pm in India Standard Time. It lands deep outside working hours in India Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Freetown and India Standard Time?
- 9am–12pm in Freetown lines up with 2:30pm–5:30pm in India Standard Time — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — GMT and IST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.