Medellin to Puerto Plata: time difference
Puerto Plata 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 05:01 5:01 AM Puerto Plata 06:01 6:01 AM You –:–
05:01 5:01 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
06:01 6:01 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 18:17
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+1 h
Puerto Plata is 1 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Puerto Plata 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
🇩🇴 Puerto Plata
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 | 🇩🇴 Puerto Plata |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:01 | 06:01 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Santo Domingo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 130,000 |
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Medellin and Puerto Plata: common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is Puerto Plata?
Puerto Plata is 1 hour ahead of Medellin: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Puerto Plata at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in Puerto Plata it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Puerto Plata?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Puerto Plata show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Puerto Plata from Medellin?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Medellin – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto Plata – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Puerto Plata?
From 11:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Puerto Plata. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Puerto Plata it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Puerto Plata change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Puerto Plata, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
