Medellin to Arenal: time difference
Arenal 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 03:57 3:57 AM Arenal 02:57 2:57 AM You –:–
03:57 3:57 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
02:57 2:57 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−1 h
Arenal is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Arenal 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
🇨🇷 Arenal
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 | 🇨🇷 Arenal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:57 | 02:57 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 2,300 |
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Medellin and Arenal: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Arenal?
Arenal is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Arenal?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Arenal show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Arenal when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 5:00 PM in Arenal.
Is there a time when both Medellin and Arenal are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Arenal), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Medellin is it still yesterday in Arenal?
Before 1:00 AM in Medellin, the date in Arenal has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Arenal, it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Arenal the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Arenal switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
