Colombia · COT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Medellín, 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 Medellín 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 Medellín lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Medellín 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 Medellín lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Medellín 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 Medellín.
Practical Info
Medellín (Colombia) is home to roughly 4.0M people. Today brings about 12.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, 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 6° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Colombia
Capital
Bogotá
Continent
South America
Time Zone
COT · America/Bogota
Coordinates
6.25°N, 75.56°W
Currency
COP ($)
Calling Code
+57
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Medellín opened the Metrocable in 2004, the first gondola system anywhere built as ordinary mass transit rather than tourism, connecting steep hillside neighbourhoods to the metro below. The model has since been copied across Latin America.
The clock: Medellín keeps UTC−5 at about 1,500 metres, where the temperature barely moves all year — hence its nickname, the city of eternal spring.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap