Medellin to Shantou: time difference
Shantou 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 04:33 4:33 AM Shantou 17:33 5:33 PM You –:–
04:33 4:33 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
17:33 5:33 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
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+13 h
Shantou is 13 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:33 | 17:33 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 5,389,328 |
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Medellin and Shantou: common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is Shantou?
Shantou is 13 hours ahead of Medellin: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Shantou at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in Shantou it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Shantou?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Shantou show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Shantou from Medellin?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Medellin and in Shantou do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Medellin it is 10:00 PM in Shantou; when the working day starts in Shantou, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin.
From what time in Medellin is it tomorrow in Shantou?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Medellin, the date in Shantou has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Shantou, it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Shantou change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
