create table #t ( hm varchar(5)) insert #t values('8:30') insert #t values('5:45') insert #t values('12:12') insert #t values('7:20') select convert(varchar, sum(datediff(ss, '1900-01-01 00:00', convert(datetime, hm)))/3600) + ':' + convert(varchar, (sum(datediff(ss, '1900-01-01 00:00', convert(datetime, hm)))%3600)/60) from #t