Santa Barbara to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Santa Barbara. 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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Santa Barbara 02:35 2:35 AM Medellin 03:35 3:35 AM You –:–
02:35 2:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
03:35 3:35 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
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+1 h
Medellin is 1 h ahead of Santa Barbara.
When you, Santa Barbara 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
🇨🇷 Santa Barbara
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Barbara | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:35 | 03:35 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Barbara | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 8,000 | 2,486,723 |
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Santa Barbara and Medellin: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Medellin?
Medellin is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Santa Barbara is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Barbara, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Barbara, clocks in Medellin show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Barbara, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Barbara, clocks in Medellin show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Santa Barbara?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Santa Barbara – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Medellin?
From 11:00 PM in Santa Barbara it is already the next day in Medellin. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Medellin it is still the previous day in Santa Barbara.
Does the time gap between Santa Barbara and Medellin change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Santa Barbara nor in Medellin, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
