Medellin to Ocotal: time difference
Ocotal 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 12:35 12:35 PM Ocotal 11:35 11:35 AM You –:–
12:35 12:35 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:44
11:35 11:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 17:21
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−1 h
Ocotal is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Ocotal 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
🇳🇮 Ocotal
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 | 🇳🇮 Ocotal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:35 | 11:35 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 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/Managua |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 34,580 |
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Medellin and Ocotal: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Ocotal?
The clocks in Ocotal are 1 hour behind those in Medellin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Ocotal?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Ocotal show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Ocotal when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 5:00 PM in Ocotal.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Ocotal 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 Ocotal.
When does the date change in Ocotal compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Ocotal later: until 1:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Ocotal, Medellin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Ocotal the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Ocotal switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
