Medellin to Escazu: time difference
Escazu is 1 h behind 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 04:46 4:46 AM Escazu 03:46 3:46 AM You –:–
04:46 4:46 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
03:46 3:46 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
Escazu is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Escazu 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
🇨🇷 Escazu
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 | 🇨🇷 Escazu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:46 | 03:46 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 11,984 |
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Medellin and Escazu: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Escazu?
The clocks in Escazu 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 Escazu?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Escazu show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Escazu?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Escazu show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Escazu from Medellin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Escazu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Medellin is it still yesterday in Escazu?
Before 1:00 AM in Medellin, the date in Escazu has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Escazu, it is already the next day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Escazu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Escazu, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
