Bogota to Jaco Beach: time difference
Jaco Beach 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 17:39 5:39 PM Jaco Beach 16:39 4:39 PM You –:–
17:39 5:39 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:42
16:39 4:39 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Jaco Beach is 1 h behind Bogota.
When you, Bogota and Jaco Beach 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
🇨🇷 Jaco Beach
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 | 🇨🇷 Jaco Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:39 | 16:39 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 8,181,047 | — |
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Bogota and Jaco Beach: common questions
How far behind Bogota is Jaco Beach?
Jaco Beach is 1 hour behind Bogota: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Jaco Beach at the start of the working day in Bogota?
The working day in Bogota starts at 9:00 AM; in Jaco Beach it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Jaco Beach at the end of the working day in Bogota?
The working day in Bogota ends at 6:00 PM; in Jaco Beach it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Bogota and Jaco Beach are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Jaco Beach), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Jaco Beach?
Until 1:00 AM in Bogota it is still the previous day in Jaco Beach. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Jaco Beach it is already the next day in Bogota.
Does the time gap between Bogota and Jaco Beach change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bogota nor in Jaco Beach, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
