Monterrey to Cartago: time difference
Cartago is 1 h ahead of Monterrey. 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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Monterrey 03:34 3:34 AM Cartago 04:34 4:34 AM You –:–
03:34 3:34 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:15
04:34 4:34 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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+1 h
Cartago is 1 h ahead of Monterrey.
When you, Monterrey and Cartago are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Monterrey
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
🇨🇴 Cartago
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 | 🇲🇽 Monterrey | 🇨🇴 Cartago |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:34 | 04:34 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Monterrey | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Monterrey | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 34 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,142,994 | 135,365 |
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Monterrey and Cartago: common questions
How far ahead of Monterrey is Cartago?
Cartago is 1 hour ahead of Monterrey: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Monterrey, what time is it in Cartago?
At 9:00 AM in Monterrey, clocks in Cartago show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Monterrey, what time is it in Cartago?
At 6:00 PM in Monterrey, clocks in Cartago show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cartago from Monterrey?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Monterrey – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cartago – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cartago?
From 11:00 PM in Monterrey it is already the next day in Cartago. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cartago it is still the previous day in Monterrey.
Does the time gap between Monterrey and Cartago change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Monterrey nor in Cartago, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
