Cuba to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h behind Cuba. 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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Cuba 21:30 9:30 PM Medellin 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
21:30 9:30 PM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 19:10
20:30 8:30 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−1 h
Medellin is 1 h behind Cuba.
When you, Cuba 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
🇨🇺 Cuba
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
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 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cuba Daylight Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cuba | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Havana | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 19:10 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 10,985,974 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Cuba with another city
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Cuba and Medellin: common questions
How far behind Cuba is Medellin?
Medellin is 1 hour behind Cuba: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Medellin at the start of the working day in Cuba?
The working day in Cuba starts at 9:00 AM; in Medellin it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cuba, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Cuba, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Cuba?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cuba – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Medellin compared with Cuba?
The new day starts in Medellin later: until 1:00 AM in Cuba, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Medellin, Cuba is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cuba and Medellin the same all year?
No. Only Cuba switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Medellin and Cuba will have the same time.
