Medellin to Ottawa, IL: time difference
Ottawa, IL 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 02:50 2:50 AM Ottawa, IL 01:50 1:50 AM You –:–
02:50 2:50 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:43
01:50 1:50 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 16:46
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−1 h
Ottawa, IL is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Ottawa, IL 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
🇺🇸 Ottawa, IL
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 | 🇺🇸 Ottawa, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:50 | 01:50 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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 | 05:51 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 16:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 18,342 |
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Medellin and Ottawa, IL: common questions
What is the time difference between Medellin and Ottawa, IL?
Ottawa 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 Ottawa, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Ottawa show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Ottawa, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Ottawa show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Medellin and Ottawa, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ottawa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Ottawa, IL?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Ottawa. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Ottawa it is already the next day in Medellin.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Ottawa, IL, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Ottawa. From March 14, 2027, Ottawa and Medellin will have the same time.
