Bogota to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 15:36 3:36 PM Lake Charles, LA 14:36 2:36 PM You –:–
15:36 3:36 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:39
14:36 2:36 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h behind Bogota.
When you, Bogota and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:36 | 14:36 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 10 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 8,181,047 | 84,872 |
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Bogota and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How far behind Bogota is Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 1 hour behind Bogota: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, at the start of the working day in Bogota?
The working day in Bogota starts at 9:00 AM; in Lake Charles it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, when it is 6:00 PM in Bogota?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bogota, it is 5:00 PM in Lake Charles.
When is a good time to call Lake Charles, LA, from Bogota?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bogota – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Charles – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lake Charles, LA, compared with Bogota?
The new day starts in Lake Charles later: until 1:00 AM in Bogota, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lake Charles, Bogota is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Bogota and Lake Charles, LA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lake Charles but not in Bogota. From March 14, 2027, Lake Charles and Bogota will have the same time.
