Medellin to Tamarindo: time difference
Tamarindo 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 17:06 5:06 PM Tamarindo 16:06 4:06 PM You –:–
17:06 5:06 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
16:06 4:06 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:26
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−1 h
Tamarindo is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Tamarindo 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
🇨🇷 Tamarindo
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 | 🇨🇷 Tamarindo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:06 | 16:06 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 05:33 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 6,000 |
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Medellin and Tamarindo: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Tamarindo?
The clocks in Tamarindo are 1 hour behind those in Medellin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Tamarindo at the start of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin starts at 9:00 AM; in Tamarindo it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Tamarindo?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Tamarindo show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Medellin and Tamarindo are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tamarindo), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Tamarindo?
Until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Tamarindo. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Tamarindo it is already the next day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Tamarindo the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Tamarindo switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
