Medellin to East London: time difference
East London is 7 h ahead of Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 East London, South Africa
50
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 18:23 · 12 h 58 min
+7 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Medellin 05:30 5:30 AM East London 12:30 12:30 PM You –:–
05:30 5:30 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
12:30 12:30 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 18:23
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+7 h
East London is 7 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and East London 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
🇿🇦 East London
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 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇿🇦 East London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:30 | 12:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 267,007 |
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Medellin and East London: common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is East London?
East London is 7 hours ahead of Medellin: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
What time is it in East London at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in East London it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in East London?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in East London show 1:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Medellin and in East London overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Medellin, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in East London.
When is it already the next day in East London?
From 5:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in East London. The other way round, until 7:00 AM in East London it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time difference between Medellin and East London change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 7 hours all year.
