Montevideo to Cartagena: time difference
Cartagena is 2 h behind Montevideo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Montevideo 11:40 11:40 AM Cartagena 09:40 9:40 AM You –:–
11:40 11:40 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:01
09:40 9:40 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
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−2 h
Cartagena is 2 h behind Montevideo.
When you, Montevideo and Cartagena are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇾 Montevideo
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
🇨🇴 Cartagena
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇾 Montevideo | 🇨🇴 Cartagena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:40 | 09:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Montevideo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,319,108 | 1,028,736 |
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Montevideo and Cartagena: common questions
What is the time difference between Montevideo and Cartagena?
Cartagena is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Montevideo is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Montevideo, what time is it in Cartagena?
At 9:00 AM in Montevideo, clocks in Cartagena show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Montevideo, what time is it in Cartagena?
At 6:00 PM in Montevideo, clocks in Cartagena show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cartagena from Montevideo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Montevideo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cartagena – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cartagena?
Until 2:00 AM in Montevideo it is still the previous day in Cartagena. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Cartagena it is already the next day in Montevideo.
Does the time difference between Montevideo and Cartagena change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
