Current time in Colombia
What time it is in Colombia right now, to the second, with the date. Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and the rest of the country share one time zone, Colombia Time.
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Time in Bogotá
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Time in Bogotá: the clock starts when the page has loaded.
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As of 2026, Colombia is on UTC−5 all year, with no summer time.
Colombia’s time zone
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All of Colombia
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Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Leticia, and the San Andrés islands
- Time zone
- Colombia Standard Time
- Offsets
- UTC−5 all year (as of 2026)
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Colombia’s official time, as of 2026
- Colombia uses UTC−5 all year, five hours behind Greenwich: the same as Peru and Ecuador, and as New York in winter.
- Its official time, the “hora legal colombiana”, is kept by the National Metrology Institute (Instituto Nacional de Metrología), under Decree 4175 of 2011.
- Colombia had daylight saving time only once, from May 1992 to early 1993, to save electricity during a drought: the “hora Gaviria”, after the president of the time.
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How to check the time in Colombia
- The big clock shows the time in Bogotá right now, to the second, with the date there. Untick Show seconds for a calmer clock, or switch between the 12- and 24-hour clock.
- Under it: the time zone and its UTC offset, whether daylight saving time is on, the next clock change and how far it is from your own time.
- The list gives the time in every zone. To convert another time or plan a meeting, open the time zone converter.
Questions
Does Colombia have daylight saving time?
No, as of 2026. Colombia stays on UTC−5 all year, so its difference from the US and Europe changes when they change their clocks, not when Colombia does.
What’s the time difference between Colombia and Spain?
As of 2026, Bogotá is 6 hours behind Madrid in the European winter and 7 hours behind in the European summer.
Is Colombia on the same time as New York?
In winter, yes: as of 2026 both are on UTC−5 from November to March. From March to November New York is on daylight saving time, an hour ahead of Bogotá.