Medellin to Costa Rica: time difference
Costa Rica 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 23:43 11:43 PM Costa Rica 22:43 10:43 PM You –:–
23:43 11:43 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
22:43 10:43 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
Costa Rica is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Costa Rica 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
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:43 | 22:43 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 5,044,197 |
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Medellin and Costa Rica: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Costa Rica?
The clocks in Costa Rica are 1 hour behind those in Medellin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Costa Rica at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in Costa Rica it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Costa Rica?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Costa Rica show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Costa Rica overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Costa Rica.
When is it still the previous day in Costa Rica?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Costa Rica. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Costa Rica it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Costa Rica the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Costa Rica switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
