Medellin to China: time difference
China 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 02:26 2:26 AM China 15:26 3:26 PM You –:–
02:26 2:26 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
15:26 3:26 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+13 h
China is 13 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and China 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
🇨🇳 China
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 | 🇨🇳 China |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:26 | 15:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 1,442,965,000 |
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Medellin and China: common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is China?
China is 13 hours ahead of Medellin: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in China?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in China show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in China?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in China show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Medellin and in China 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 China, and the start of the day in China is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin.
When does the date change in China compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in China earlier: at 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in China, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Medellin and China the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor China switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
