Medellin to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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 21:39 9:39 PM Santa Cruz 22:39 10:39 PM You –:–
21:39 9:39 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
22:39 10:39 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
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+1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Santa Cruz 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
🇦🇼 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:39 | 22:39 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Aruba |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 15,236 |
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Medellin and Santa Cruz: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Santa Cruz?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 1 hour ahead of those in Medellin (UTC−4 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Santa Cruz show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 7:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz earlier: at 11:00 PM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Santa Cruz the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Santa Cruz switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
