Medellin to Guanacaste: time difference
Guanacaste 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 02:19 2:19 AM Guanacaste 01:19 1:19 AM You –:–
02:19 2:19 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
01:19 1:19 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
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−1 h
Guanacaste is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Guanacaste 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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:19 | 01:19 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 05:31 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 1,823 |
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Medellin and Guanacaste: common questions
What is the time difference between Medellin and Guanacaste?
Guanacaste is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Medellin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Guanacaste show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Guanacaste when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 5:00 PM in Guanacaste.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Guanacaste overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Guanacaste.
Until what time in Medellin is it still yesterday in Guanacaste?
Before 1:00 AM in Medellin, the date in Guanacaste has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Guanacaste, it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Guanacaste the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Guanacaste switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
