Costa Rica to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Costa Rica. 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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Costa Rica 20:40 8:40 PM Medellin 21:40 9:40 PM You –:–
20:40 8:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
21:40 9:40 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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+1 h
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Costa Rica.
When you, Costa Rica 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
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:40 | 21:40 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Costa Rica | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 5,044,197 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Costa Rica with another city
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Costa Rica and Medellin: common questions
How many hours ahead of Costa Rica is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 1 hour ahead of those in Costa Rica (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, clocks in Medellin show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Medellin when it is 6:00 PM in Costa Rica?
When it is 6:00 PM in Costa Rica, it is 7:00 PM in Medellin.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Costa Rica?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Costa Rica – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Costa Rica is it tomorrow in Medellin?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Costa Rica, the date in Medellin has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day in Costa Rica.
Does the time gap between Costa Rica and Medellin change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Costa Rica nor in Medellin, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
