Mexico to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Mexico. 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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Mexico 20:30 8:30 PM Medellin 21:30 9:30 PM You –:–
20:30 8:30 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
21:30 9:30 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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+1 h
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Mexico.
When you, Mexico and Medellin are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Mexico
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
🇨🇴 Medellin
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 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:30 | 21:30 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 124,777,324 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Mexico with another city
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Mexico and Medellin: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico is Medellin?
Medellin is 1 hour ahead of Mexico: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico, clocks in Medellin show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico, clocks in Medellin show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Mexico?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Mexico – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Medellin compared with Mexico?
The new day starts in Medellin earlier: at 11:00 PM in Mexico it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Medellin, Mexico is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Mexico and Medellin change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mexico nor in Medellin, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
