Medellin to San Juan: time difference
San Juan 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 09:40 9:40 AM San Juan 08:40 8:40 AM You –:–
09:40 9:40 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
08:40 8:40 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
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−1 h
San Juan is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and San Juan 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 Juan
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 Juan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:40 | 08:40 |
| 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 | 27,000 |
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Medellin and San Juan: common questions
What is the time difference between Medellin and San Juan?
San Juan is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Medellin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in San Juan?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in San Juan show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Juan at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in San Juan it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Juan from Medellin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medellin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Juan – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Juan?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in San Juan. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Juan it is already the next day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and San Juan change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in San Juan, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
