Medellin to Chapala: time difference
Chapala 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 19:50 7:50 PM Chapala 18:50 6:50 PM You –:–
19:50 7:50 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
18:50 6:50 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:28
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−1 h
Chapala is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Chapala 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
🇲🇽 Chapala
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 | 🇲🇽 Chapala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:50 | 18:50 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 21,596 |
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Medellin and Chapala: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Chapala?
Chapala is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Chapala when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 8:00 AM in Chapala.
What time is it in Chapala at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Chapala it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Chapala from Medellin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chapala – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Chapala?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Chapala. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Chapala it is already the next day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Chapala change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Chapala, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
