Medellin to Beijing (Pekin): time difference
Beijing (Pekin) is 13 h ahead of Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+13 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Medellin 20:56 8:56 PM Beijing (Pekin) 09:56 9:56 AM You –:–
20:56 8:56 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
09:56 9:56 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+13 h
Beijing (Pekin) is 13 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Beijing (Pekin) 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
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:56 | 09:56 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 21,893,095 |
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Medellin and Beijing (Pekin): common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Beijing (Pekin)?
The clocks in Beijing are 13 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+8 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Beijing (Pekin) when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 10:00 PM in Beijing.
What time is it in Beijing (Pekin) at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Beijing it is 7:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Beijing (Pekin) overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Medellin (9:00 AM) is 10:00 PM in Beijing, and the start of the day in Beijing is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin.
When is it already the next day in Beijing (Pekin)?
From 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already the next day in Beijing. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Beijing it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Beijing (Pekin) change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
