Medellin to Sanya: time difference
Sanya is 13 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 04:13 4:13 AM Sanya 17:13 5:13 PM You –:–
04:13 4:13 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
17:13 5:13 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:18
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+13 h
Sanya is 13 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Sanya 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
🇨🇳 Sanya
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇨🇳 Sanya |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:13 | 17:13 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 1,031,396 |
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Medellin and Sanya: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Sanya?
The clocks in Sanya are 13 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+8 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Sanya?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Sanya show 10:00 PM.
What time is it in Sanya at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Sanya it is 7:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Sanya overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Medellin (9:00 AM) is 10:00 PM in Sanya, and the start of the day in Sanya is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin.
When does the date change in Sanya compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Sanya earlier: at 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Sanya, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Sanya change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
