Colombia · COT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Santa Marta, 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 Santa Marta 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 Santa Marta lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Santa Marta 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 Santa Marta lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Santa Marta 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 Santa Marta.
Practical Info
Santa Marta (Colombia) is home to roughly 515K 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
11.24°N, 74.20°W
Currency
COP ($)
Calling Code
+57
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Santa Marta was founded in 1525, the oldest continuously inhabited Spanish city in Colombia. Behind it the Sierra Nevada rises to 5,700 metres about 42 km from the sea — the highest coastal mountain range in the world.
The clock: Santa Marta keeps UTC−5. Simón Bolívar died here in 1830, on an estate that is now a museum.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap