Alajuela to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Alajuela. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Alajuela 05:26 5:26 AM Medellin 06:26 6:26 AM You –:–
05:26 5:26 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
06:26 6:26 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
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Medellin is 1 h ahead of Alajuela.
When you, Alajuela and Medellin are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Alajuela
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇴 Medellin
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Alajuela | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:26 | 06:26 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Alajuela | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 2,486,723 |
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Alajuela and Medellin: common questions
How far ahead of Alajuela is Medellin?
Medellin is 1 hour ahead of Alajuela: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Medellin when it is 9:00 AM in Alajuela?
When it is 9:00 AM in Alajuela, it is 10:00 AM in Medellin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Alajuela, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Alajuela, clocks in Medellin show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Alajuela and in Medellin overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alajuela, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin.
When does the date change in Medellin compared with Alajuela?
The new day starts in Medellin earlier: at 11:00 PM in Alajuela it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Medellin, Alajuela is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Alajuela and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Alajuela nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
