Medellin to Dakar: time difference
Dakar is 5 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 21:28 9:28 PM Dakar 02:28 2:28 AM You –:–
21:28 9:28 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
02:28 2:28 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:54
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+5 h
Dakar is 5 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Dakar 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
🇸🇳 Dakar
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇸🇳 Dakar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:28 | 02:28 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Africa/Dakar |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 2,396,800 |
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Medellin and Dakar: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Dakar?
The clocks in Dakar are 5 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+0 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Dakar?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Dakar show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in Dakar at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Dakar it is 11:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Dakar overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Medellin, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dakar.
When does the date change in Dakar compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Dakar earlier: at 7:00 PM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Dakar, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Dakar change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
