Bogota to Alajuela: time difference
Alajuela is 1 h behind Bogota. 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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Bogota 07:55 7:55 AM Alajuela 06:55 6:55 AM You –:–
07:55 7:55 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:43
06:55 6:55 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Alajuela is 1 h behind Bogota.
When you, Bogota and Alajuela are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Bogota
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
🇨🇷 Alajuela
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Bogota | 🇨🇷 Alajuela |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:55 | 06:55 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Bogota | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 8,181,047 | 50,000 |
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Bogota and Alajuela: common questions
What is the time difference between Bogota and Alajuela?
Alajuela is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Bogota is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bogota, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 9:00 AM in Bogota, clocks in Alajuela show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bogota, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 6:00 PM in Bogota, clocks in Alajuela show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Bogota and in Alajuela overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alajuela.
When does the date change in Alajuela compared with Bogota?
The new day starts in Alajuela later: until 1:00 AM in Bogota, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Alajuela, Bogota is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Bogota and Alajuela the same all year?
Yes. Neither Bogota nor Alajuela switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
