Medellin to Acapulco: time difference
Acapulco is 1 h behind Medellin. 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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Medellin 15:23 3:23 PM Acapulco 14:23 2:23 PM You –:–
15:23 3:23 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
14:23 2:23 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Acapulco is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Acapulco are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Medellin
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
🇲🇽 Acapulco
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 | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇲🇽 Acapulco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:23 | 14:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 658,609 |
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Medellin and Acapulco: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Acapulco?
Acapulco is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Acapulco at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in Acapulco it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Acapulco?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Acapulco show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Acapulco overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Acapulco.
When is it still the previous day in Acapulco?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Acapulco. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Acapulco it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Acapulco the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Acapulco switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
