Dongguan to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 13 h behind Dongguan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Dongguan 12:16 12:16 PM Medellin 23:16 11:16 PM You –:–
12:16 12:16 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:01
23:16 11:16 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:49
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−13 h
Medellin is 13 h behind Dongguan.
When you, Dongguan 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
🇨🇳 Dongguan
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 | 🇨🇳 Dongguan | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:16 | 23:16 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dongguan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 8,254,100 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Dongguan with another city
More comparisons with Dongguan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Dongguan and Medellin: common questions
How many hours behind Dongguan is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 13 hours behind those in Dongguan (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dongguan, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Dongguan, clocks in Medellin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Dongguan, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Dongguan, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Dongguan and Medellin are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Dongguan at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin; the day in Medellin starts at 10:00 PM in Dongguan time.
When is it still the previous day in Medellin?
Until 1:00 PM in Dongguan it is still the previous day in Medellin. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already the next day in Dongguan.
Does the time difference between Dongguan and Medellin change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
