What timezone is Medellín in?

Medellín uses the IANA timezone America/Bogota. The UTC offset is always UTC-5 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Medellín observe daylight saving time?

No. Medellín does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-5 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Medellín?

Medellín is currently at UTC-5.

What is the time difference between Medellín and New York?

Medellín is currently 1 hour behind New York.

What is the time difference between Medellín and London?

Medellín is currently 6 hours behind London.

Medellín, Colombia · UTC-5

02:49:41

Thursday, April 2, 2026

W14 ↑ 06:01 ↓ 18:12 No DST

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Medellín sits in the Andes at about 1,500 meters elevation, earning its nickname “la ciudad de la eterna primavera” (the city of eternal spring) for a climate that barely changes across the calendar year. It runs on Colombia Standard Time, UTC-5, year-round with no daylight saving. Colombia has maintained a fixed UTC-5 since 1992 when it abandoned DST.

At 6 degrees north latitude, day length barely shifts. Sunrise is around 6am year-round. Sunset around 6pm. No adjustment is needed. The city’s climate is more shaped by the altitudinal position in the Andes than by any seasonal astronomical cycle.

cable cars and a city remade

Medellín’s transformation over the past three decades is one of urban history’s most-cited stories. Once ranked among the world’s most dangerous cities, it invested in cable cars, outdoor escalators, and library-parks in hillside comunas that had been isolated from the city center. The urban transformation changed how time works here: cable cars and escalators run on schedules, connecting hillside communities to downtown employment by clock rather than by geography.

Bogotá shares this timezone. 9am in Medellín is 2pm in London during European winter.

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Questions about time in Medellín

What timezone is Medellín in?: Medellín uses the IANA timezone America/Bogota. The UTC offset is always UTC-5 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Medellín observe daylight saving time?: No. Medellín does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-5 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Medellín?: Medellín is currently at UTC-5.
What is the time difference between Medellín and New York?: Medellín is currently 1 hour behind New York.
What is the time difference between Medellín and London?: Medellín is currently 6 hours behind London.
What is the time difference between Medellín and Los Angeles?: Medellín is currently 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Medellín and Tokyo?: Medellín is currently 14 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Medellín?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Medellín is America/Bogota. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Bogota' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Bogota')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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