Colombia
Time now in Medellín
Sunrise 05:56Sunset 06:14Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Bogota
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,999,979
Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
06:14
Day length
12h 18m
Coordinates
6.25, -75.57
Time difference from Medellín
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About the time in Medellín
The zone identifier America/Bogota is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Bogota keeps pointing at Bogota time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Medellín runs on America/Bogota, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Medellín sits at latitude 6.25, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 18m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Medellín
- What are normal business hours in Medellín in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Medellín runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Medellín right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Medellín, updating every second from America/Bogota (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Medellín?
- Medellín is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Medellín in?
- Medellín uses America/Bogota, currently UTC −5.
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