San José to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 2 h behind San José. 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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San José 18:34 6:34 PM Medellin 16:34 4:34 PM You –:–
18:34 6:34 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:05
16:34 4:34 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
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−2 h
Medellin is 2 h behind San José.
When you, San José 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
🇺🇾 San José
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
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 | 🇺🇾 San José | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:34 | 16:34 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San José | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 13 h 6 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 36,747 | 2,486,723 |
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San José and Medellin: common questions
How many hours behind San José is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 2 hours behind those in San José (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Medellin when it is 9:00 AM in San José?
When it is 9:00 AM in San José, it is 7:00 AM in Medellin.
What time is it in Medellin at the end of the working day in San José?
The working day in San José ends at 6:00 PM; in Medellin it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in San José and in Medellin overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San José, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Medellin.
When is it still the previous day in Medellin?
Until 2:00 AM in San José it is still the previous day in Medellin. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in San José.
Is the time difference between San José and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither San José nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
