Des Moines, IA to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Des Moines, IA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Des Moines, IA 10:57 10:57 AM Medellin 11:57 11:57 AM You –:–
10:57 10:57 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 17:06
11:57 11:57 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:43
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+1 h
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Des Moines, IA.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA
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🇨🇴 Medellin
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:57 | 11:57 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Des Moines, IA | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 17:06 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 10 h 12 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 214,133 | 2,486,723 |
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Des Moines, IA and Medellin: common questions
How far ahead of Des Moines, IA, is Medellin?
Medellin is 1 hour ahead of Des Moines: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Medellin at the start of the working day in Des Moines, IA?
The working day in Des Moines starts at 9:00 AM; in Medellin it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Des Moines, IA, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Des Moines, clocks in Medellin show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Des Moines, IA?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Des Moines – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Medellin?
From 11:00 PM in Des Moines, IA, it is already the next day in Medellin. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Des Moines.
Is the time difference between Des Moines, IA, and Medellin the same all year?
No. Only Des Moines switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Medellin and Des Moines will have the same time.
