Laos to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 12 h behind Laos. 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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Laos 08:30 8:30 AM Medellin 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
08:30 8:30 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:52
20:30 8:30 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−12 h
Medellin is 12 h behind Laos.
When you, Laos 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
🇱🇦 Laos
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇦 Laos | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Laos | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Vientiane | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 6,858,160 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Laos with another city
More comparisons with Laos: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Laos and Medellin: common questions
How many hours behind Laos is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 12 hours behind those in Laos (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Laos, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Laos, clocks in Medellin show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Laos, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Laos, clocks in Medellin show 6:00 AM.
When do working hours in Laos and in Medellin overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Laos (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin, and the start of the day in Medellin is 9:00 PM in Laos.
Until what time in Laos is it still yesterday in Medellin?
Before 12:00 PM in Laos, the date in Medellin has not changed yet. From 12:00 PM in Medellin, it is already the next day in Laos.
Is the time difference between Laos and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Laos nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
