Medellin to Bortala: time difference
Bortala is 13 h ahead of 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 07:57 7:57 AM Bortala 20:57 8:57 PM You –:–
07:57 7:57 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:44
20:57 8:57 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 09:04 · 🌙 19:28
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+13 h
Bortala is 13 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Bortala are all at the desk
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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
🇨🇳 Bortala
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 | 🇨🇳 Bortala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:57 | 20:57 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 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 | 05:49 | 09:04 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 19:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 10 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 246,706 |
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Medellin and Bortala: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Bortala?
The clocks in Bortala are 13 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+8 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Bortala?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Bortala show 10:00 PM.
What time is it in Bortala at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Bortala it is 7:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Bortala from Medellin?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Medellin and in Bortala do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Medellin it is 10:00 PM in Bortala; when the working day starts in Bortala, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin.
When does the date change in Bortala compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Bortala earlier: at 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Bortala, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Bortala the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Bortala switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
