Santa Cruz to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 1 h behind Santa Cruz. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Santa Cruz 21:02 9:02 PM Medellin 20:02 8:02 PM You –:–
21:02 9:02 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
20:02 8:02 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
·
−1 h
Medellin is 1 h behind Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz 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 Cruz
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
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 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:02 | 20:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Aruba | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 15,236 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
More comparisons with Santa Cruz: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Santa Cruz and Medellin: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Medellin?
Medellin is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Medellin show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz and in Medellin overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Medellin.
Until what time in Santa Cruz is it still yesterday in Medellin?
Before 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz, the date in Medellin has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Medellin, it is already the next day in Santa Cruz.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Santa Cruz nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
