China to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 13 h behind China. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
China 11:29 11:29 AM Medellin 22:29 10:29 PM You –:–
11:29 11:29 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
22:29 10:29 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−13 h
Medellin is 13 h behind China.
When you, China 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
🇨🇳 China
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 | 🇨🇳 China | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:29 | 22:29 |
| 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 China | — | −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 | 1,442,965,000 | 2,486,723 |
Compare China with another city
More comparisons with China: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
China and Medellin: common questions
How many hours behind China is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 13 hours behind those in China (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Medellin at the start of the working day in China?
The working day in China starts at 9:00 AM; in Medellin it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in China, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in China, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in China and in Medellin overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in China (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin, and the start of the day in Medellin is 10:00 PM in China.
Until what time in China is it still yesterday in Medellin?
Before 1:00 PM in China, the date in Medellin has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Medellin, it is already the next day in China.
Is the time difference between China and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither China nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
