Beijing (Pekin) to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 13 h behind Beijing (Pekin). Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Beijing (Pekin) 09:30 9:30 AM Medellin 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
09:30 9:30 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
20:30 8:30 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−13 h
Medellin is 13 h behind Beijing (Pekin).
When you, Beijing (Pekin) 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
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Beijing (Pekin) | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 21,893,095 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Beijing (Pekin) with another city
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Big time differences
Beijing (Pekin) and Medellin: common questions
How far behind Beijing (Pekin) is Medellin?
Medellin is 13 hours behind Beijing: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Medellin at the start of the working day in Beijing (Pekin)?
The working day in Beijing starts at 9:00 AM; in Medellin it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Medellin when it is 6:00 PM in Beijing (Pekin)?
When it is 6:00 PM in Beijing, it is 5:00 AM in Medellin.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Beijing (Pekin)?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Beijing and in Medellin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Beijing it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin; when the working day starts in Medellin, it is 10:00 PM in Beijing.
When is it still the previous day in Medellin?
Until 1:00 PM in Beijing (Pekin) it is still the previous day in Medellin. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already the next day in Beijing.
Is the time difference between Beijing (Pekin) and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Beijing nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
