Medellin to La Serena: time difference
La Serena is 2 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 05:32 5:32 AM La Serena 07:32 7:32 AM You –:–
05:32 5:32 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
07:32 7:32 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 19:52
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+2 h
La Serena is 2 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and La Serena 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
🇨🇱 La Serena
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇨🇱 La Serena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:32 | 07:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 19:52 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 195,382 |
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Medellin and La Serena: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is La Serena?
The clocks in La Serena are 2 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in La Serena?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in La Serena show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in La Serena at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in La Serena it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Medellin and in La Serena overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Medellin, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in La Serena.
When is it already the next day in La Serena?
From 10:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in La Serena. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in La Serena it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and La Serena change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in La Serena but not in Medellin. From April 3, 2027, La Serena will be 1 hour ahead of Medellin.
