Dakar to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 5 h behind Dakar. 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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Dakar 01:30 1:30 AM Medellin 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
01:30 1:30 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:54
20:30 8:30 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−5 h
Medellin is 5 h behind Dakar.
When you, Dakar 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
🇸🇳 Dakar
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇳 Dakar | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dakar | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dakar | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:01 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 2,396,800 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Dakar with another city
More comparisons with Dakar: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Dakar and Medellin: common questions
How many hours behind Dakar is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 5 hours behind those in Dakar (UTC−5 and UTC+0).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dakar, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Dakar, clocks in Medellin show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dakar, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Dakar, clocks in Medellin show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Dakar and in Medellin overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dakar, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Medellin.
When does the date change in Medellin compared with Dakar?
The new day starts in Medellin later: until 5:00 AM in Dakar, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Medellin, Dakar is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Dakar and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Dakar nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
