Medellin to Tapachula: time difference
Tapachula 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 07:22 7:22 AM Tapachula 06:22 6:22 AM You –:–
07:22 7:22 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:46
06:22 6:22 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:46
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−1 h
Tapachula is 1 h behind Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Tapachula 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
🇲🇽 Tapachula
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 | 🇲🇽 Tapachula |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:22 | 06:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 17:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 217,550 |
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Medellin and Tapachula: common questions
How many hours behind Medellin is Tapachula?
The clocks in Tapachula are 1 hour behind those in Medellin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Tapachula?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Tapachula show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Tapachula at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Tapachula it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Tapachula overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tapachula.
When does the date change in Tapachula compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Tapachula later: until 1:00 AM in Medellin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Tapachula, Medellin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Tapachula change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
