Medellin to Houston, TX: time difference
Houston, TX 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 23:44 11:44 PM Houston, TX 22:44 10:44 PM You –:–
23:44 11:44 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:43
22:44 10:44 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 17:33
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−1 h
Houston, TX is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Houston, TX 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
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:44 | 22:44 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 2,304,580 |
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Medellin and Houston, TX: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Houston, TX?
Houston is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Houston, TX, at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in Houston it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Houston, TX, at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Houston it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Houston, TX, from Medellin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Houston – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Houston, TX, compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Houston later: until 1:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Houston, Medellin is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Houston, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Houston but not in Medellin. From March 14, 2027, Houston and Medellin will have the same time.
