Medellin to Eritrea: time difference
Eritrea is 8 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 05:23 5:23 AM Eritrea 13:23 1:23 PM You –:–
05:23 5:23 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
13:23 1:23 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:08
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+8 h
Eritrea is 8 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Eritrea 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
🇪🇷 Eritrea
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 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇪🇷 Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:23 | 13:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Africa/Asmara |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 3,497,000 |
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Medellin and Eritrea: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Eritrea?
The clocks in Eritrea are 8 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Eritrea when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 5:00 PM in Eritrea.
What time is it in Eritrea when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Eritrea.
When is a good time to call Eritrea from Medellin?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Medellin – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Eritrea – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Eritrea?
From 4:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Eritrea. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Eritrea it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Eritrea change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Eritrea, so the gap is 8 hours all year round.
