Medellin to San Francisco: time difference
San Francisco 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 07:29 7:29 AM San Francisco 06:29 6:29 AM You –:–
07:29 7:29 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
06:29 6:29 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
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−1 h
San Francisco is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and San Francisco 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
🇨🇷 San Francisco
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 | 🇨🇷 San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:29 | 06:29 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 17:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 55,923 |
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Medellin and San Francisco: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is San Francisco?
The clocks in San Francisco are 1 hour behind those in Medellin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Francisco when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 8:00 AM in San Francisco.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in San Francisco?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in San Francisco show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Medellin and in San Francisco overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Francisco.
When does the date change in San Francisco compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in San Francisco later: until 1:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Francisco, Medellin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Medellin and San Francisco change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
