Medellin to Alajuela: time difference
Alajuela 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 07:20 7:20 AM Alajuela 06:20 6:20 AM You –:–
07:20 7:20 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
06:20 6:20 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Alajuela is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Alajuela 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
🇨🇷 Alajuela
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 | 🇨🇷 Alajuela |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:20 | 06:20 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 50,000 |
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Medellin and Alajuela: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Alajuela?
Alajuela is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Alajuela show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Alajuela show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Alajuela 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 Alajuela.
When is it still the previous day in Alajuela?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Alajuela. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Alajuela it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Alajuela the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Alajuela switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
