Medellin to Placetas: time difference
Placetas is 1 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 10:39 10:39 AM Placetas 11:39 11:39 AM You –:–
10:39 10:39 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
11:39 11:39 AM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:53
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+1 h
Placetas is 1 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Placetas 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
🇨🇺 Placetas
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇨🇺 Placetas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:39 | 11:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Cuba Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 39,615 |
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Medellin and Placetas: common questions
What is the time difference between Medellin and Placetas?
Placetas is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−4, while Medellin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Placetas?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Placetas show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Placetas when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 7:00 PM in Placetas.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Placetas overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Medellin, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Placetas.
When is it already the next day in Placetas?
From 11:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Placetas. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Placetas it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Placetas change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Placetas but not in Medellin. From November 1, 2026, Placetas and Medellin will have the same time.
