Bolivia · BOT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Cochabamba, Bolivia runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Cochabamba and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Cochabamba lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Cochabamba and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Cochabamba lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Cochabamba 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 Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Cochabamba.
Practical Info
Cochabamba (Bolivia) is home to roughly 850K people. Today brings about 11.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 18:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 17° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Bolivia
Capital
Sucre
Continent
South America
Time Zone
BOT · America/La_Paz
Coordinates
17.39°S, 66.16°W
Currency
BOB (Bs.)
Calling Code
+591
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Cristo de la Concordia stands about 34.2 metres on its hill above Cochabamba, a little taller than Rio's Christ the Redeemer. Visitors can climb stairs inside it to windows in the arms.
The clock: Cochabamba keeps UTC−4 at roughly 2,570 metres, in a valley whose climate is mild enough that Bolivians call it the city of eternal spring.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap