Sanya to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 13 h behind Sanya. 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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Sanya 13:50 1:50 PM Medellin 00:50 12:50 AM You –:–
13:50 1:50 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:18
00:50 12:50 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:47
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−13 h
Medellin is 13 h behind Sanya.
When you, Sanya 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
🇨🇳 Sanya
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Sanya | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:50 | 00:50 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sanya | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,031,396 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Sanya with another city
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Big time differences
Sanya and Medellin: common questions
How far behind Sanya is Medellin?
Medellin is 13 hours behind Sanya: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Medellin at the start of the working day in Sanya?
The working day in Sanya starts at 9:00 AM; in Medellin it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sanya, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Sanya, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Sanya?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Sanya and in Medellin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Sanya it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin; when the working day starts in Medellin, it is 10:00 PM in Sanya.
When does the date change in Medellin compared with Sanya?
The new day starts in Medellin later: until 1:00 PM in Sanya, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Medellin, Sanya is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Sanya and Medellin change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Sanya nor in Medellin, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
