Medellin to Palo Alto, CA: time difference
Palo Alto, CA is 2 h behind Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Medellin 14:13 2:13 PM Palo Alto, CA 12:13 12:13 PM You –:–
14:13 2:13 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
12:13 12:13 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:30
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−2 h
Palo Alto, CA is 2 h behind Medellin.
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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
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:13 | 12:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 64,403 |
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Medellin and Palo Alto, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Medellin and Palo Alto, CA?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Medellin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Palo Alto, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Palo Alto show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Palo Alto, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Palo Alto show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Palo Alto, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palo Alto.
When does the date change in Palo Alto, CA, compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Palo Alto later: until 2:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Palo Alto, Medellin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Palo Alto, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Palo Alto. From November 1, 2026, Palo Alto will be 3 hours behind Medellin.
