Medellin to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, CA is 2 h behind Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Medellin 10:18 10:18 AM Palm Desert, CA 08:18 8:18 AM You –:–
10:18 10:18 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
08:18 8:18 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:08
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−2 h
Palm Desert, CA is 2 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Palm Desert, CA 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:18 | 08:18 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 51,163 |
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Medellin and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Palm Desert, CA?
The clocks in Palm Desert are 2 hours behind those in Medellin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Palm Desert show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Palm Desert show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Palm Desert, CA, from Medellin?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palm Desert – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Medellin is it still yesterday in Palm Desert, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Medellin, the date in Palm Desert has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Palm Desert, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Palm Desert switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Palm Desert will be 3 hours behind Medellin.
