Medellin to Bukavu: time difference
Bukavu is 7 h ahead of Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇩 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
30
- Central Africa Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:55 · 12 h 10 min
+7 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Medellin 01:45 1:45 AM Bukavu 08:45 8:45 AM You –:–
01:45 1:45 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
08:45 8:45 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:55
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+7 h
Bukavu is 7 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Bukavu 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
🇨🇩 Bukavu
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 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇨🇩 Bukavu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:45 | 08:45 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Africa/Lubumbashi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 12 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 816,811 |
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Medellin and Bukavu: common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is Bukavu?
Bukavu is 7 hours ahead of Medellin: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Bukavu?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Bukavu show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Bukavu at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Bukavu it is 1:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Bukavu from Medellin?
Between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM in Medellin – that is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bukavu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Bukavu compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Bukavu earlier: at 5:00 PM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Bukavu, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Bukavu change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 7 hours all year.
