Medellin to Fort Portal: time difference
Fort Portal 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 20:10 8:10 PM Fort Portal 04:10 4:10 AM You –:–
20:10 8:10 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
04:10 4:10 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:48
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+8 h
Fort Portal is 8 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Fort Portal 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
🇺🇬 Fort Portal
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 | 🇺🇬 Fort Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:10 | 04:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Kampala |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 54,275 |
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Medellin and Fort Portal: common questions
What is the time difference between Medellin and Fort Portal?
Fort Portal is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Medellin is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Fort Portal when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 5:00 PM in Fort Portal.
What time is it in Fort Portal 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 Fort Portal.
When is a good time to call Fort Portal from Medellin?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Medellin – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Fort Portal – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Fort Portal?
From 4:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Fort Portal. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Fort Portal it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Fort Portal change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
