Medellin to Des Plaines, IL: time difference
Des Plaines, IL 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 08:30 8:30 AM Des Plaines, IL 07:30 7:30 AM You –:–
08:30 8:30 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:43
07:30 7:30 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 16:41
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−1 h
Des Plaines, IL is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Des Plaines, IL 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
🇺🇸 Des Plaines, IL
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 Plaines, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:30 | 07:30 |
| 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 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 16:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 60,675 |
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Medellin and Des Plaines, IL: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Des Plaines, IL?
The clocks in Des Plaines are 1 hour behind those in Medellin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Des Plaines, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Des Plaines show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Des Plaines, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Des Plaines show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Des Plaines, IL, from Medellin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Des Plaines – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Des Plaines, IL, compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Des Plaines later: until 1:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Des Plaines, Medellin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Des Plaines, IL, the same all year?
No. Only Des Plaines switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Des Plaines and Medellin will have the same time.
