Colombia · COT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Barranquilla, Colombia runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Barranquilla and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Barranquilla lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Barranquilla and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Barranquilla lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Barranquilla and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Barranquilla.
Practical Info
Barranquilla (Colombia) is home to roughly 2.3M people. Today brings about 12.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 11° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Colombia
Capital
Bogotá
Continent
South America
Time Zone
COT · America/Bogota
Coordinates
10.96°N, 74.80°W
Currency
COP ($)
Calling Code
+57
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Barranquilla's Carnival is generally reckoned the second-largest in the world after Rio's, running four days before Lent and recognised by UNESCO in 2003. The city effectively stops for it.
The clock: Barranquilla keeps UTC−5 at the mouth of the Magdalena, and its aviation history is unusually early — Colombia's national airline, founded here in 1919, is among the oldest still flying.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap