Colombia · COT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Manizales, 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 Manizales 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 Manizales lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Manizales 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 Manizales lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Manizales 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 Manizales.
Practical Info
Manizales (Colombia) is home to roughly 435K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 18:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 5° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Colombia
Capital
Bogotá
Continent
South America
Time Zone
COT · America/Bogota
Coordinates
5.07°N, 75.52°W
Currency
COP ($)
Calling Code
+57
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Manizales is built along a narrow Andean ridge at about 2,150 metres, which is why its streets rise and fall so steeply and why it has cable cars as public transport. Nevado del Ruiz nearby erupted in 1985, killing over 23,000 in Armero.
The clock: Manizales keeps UTC−5. Its cathedral tower, at 106 metres, is the tallest in Colombia.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap