Medellin to Des Moines, IA: time difference
Des Moines, IA is 1 h behind Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Medellin 13:06 1:06 PM Des Moines, IA 12:06 12:06 PM You –:–
13:06 1:06 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:43
12:06 12:06 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 17:06
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−1 h
Des Moines, IA is 1 h behind Medellin.
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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
🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:06 | 12:06 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 214,133 |
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Medellin and Des Moines, IA: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Des Moines, IA?
Des Moines is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Des Moines, IA, when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 8:00 AM in Des Moines.
What time is it in Des Moines, IA, at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Des Moines it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Des Moines, IA, from Medellin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Des Moines – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Medellin is it still yesterday in Des Moines, IA?
Before 1:00 AM in Medellin, the date in Des Moines has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Des Moines, it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Des Moines, IA, the same all year?
No. Only Des Moines switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Des Moines and Medellin will have the same time.
