Medellin to Jaco Beach: time difference
Jaco Beach 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Medellin 17:40 5:40 PM Jaco Beach 16:40 4:40 PM You –:–
17:40 5:40 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
16:40 4:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:20
·
−1 h
Jaco Beach is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Jaco Beach 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
🇨🇷 Jaco Beach
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇨🇷 Jaco Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:40 | 16:40 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | — |
Compare Medellin with another city
More comparisons with Medellin: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Medellin and Jaco Beach: common questions
How far behind Medellin is Jaco Beach?
Jaco Beach is 1 hour behind Medellin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Jaco Beach when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 8:00 AM in Jaco Beach.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Jaco Beach?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Jaco Beach show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Jaco Beach 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 Jaco Beach.
When is it still the previous day in Jaco Beach?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Jaco Beach. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Jaco Beach it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Jaco Beach the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Jaco Beach switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
