Medellin to Arrecife: time difference
Arrecife is 6 h ahead of Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+6 h
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Medellin 17:44 5:44 PM Arrecife 23:44 11:44 PM You –:–
17:44 5:44 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
23:44 11:44 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 19:24
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+6 h
Arrecife is 6 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Arrecife 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
🇪🇸 Arrecife
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇪🇸 Arrecife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:44 | 23:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 07:57 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 19:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 64,826 |
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Medellin and Arrecife: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Arrecife?
The clocks in Arrecife are 6 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+1 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Arrecife when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 3:00 PM in Arrecife.
What time is it in Arrecife when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Arrecife.
When is a good time to call Arrecife from Medellin?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Medellin – that is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Arrecife – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Arrecife?
From 6:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Arrecife. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Arrecife it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Arrecife the same all year?
No. Only Arrecife switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Arrecife will be 5 hours ahead of Medellin.
