Chongqing to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 13 h behind Chongqing. 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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Chongqing 10:35 10:35 AM Medellin 21:35 9:35 PM You –:–
10:35 10:35 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:31
21:35 9:35 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−13 h
Medellin is 13 h behind Chongqing.
When you, Chongqing 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
🇨🇳 Chongqing
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 | 🇨🇳 Chongqing | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:35 | 21:35 |
| 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 Chongqing | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:52 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,564,449 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Chongqing with another city
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Big time differences
Chongqing and Medellin: common questions
What is the time difference between Chongqing and Medellin?
Medellin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Chongqing is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Chongqing, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Chongqing, clocks in Medellin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Chongqing, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Chongqing, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Chongqing?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Chongqing and in Medellin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Chongqing it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin; when the working day starts in Medellin, it is 10:00 PM in Chongqing.
When does the date change in Medellin compared with Chongqing?
The new day starts in Medellin later: until 1:00 PM in Chongqing, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Medellin, Chongqing is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Chongqing and Medellin change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
