San Juan to Bogota: time difference
Bogota is 1 h ahead of San Juan. 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 Juan 07:21 7:21 AM Bogota 08:21 8:21 AM You –:–
07:21 7:21 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
08:21 8:21 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:42
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+1 h
Bogota is 1 h ahead of San Juan.
When you, San Juan and Bogota 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 Juan
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
🇨🇴 Bogota
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 | 🇨🇷 San Juan | 🇨🇴 Bogota |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:21 | 08:21 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Juan | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 17:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 27,000 | 8,181,047 |
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San Juan and Bogota: common questions
How far ahead of San Juan is Bogota?
Bogota is 1 hour ahead of San Juan: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Bogota at the start of the working day in San Juan?
The working day in San Juan starts at 9:00 AM; in Bogota it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Juan, what time is it in Bogota?
At 6:00 PM in San Juan, clocks in Bogota show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Juan and Bogota are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Juan (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Bogota compared with San Juan?
The new day starts in Bogota earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Juan it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Bogota, San Juan is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between San Juan and Bogota change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Juan nor in Bogota, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
