Sao Paulo to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 2 h behind Sao Paulo. 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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Sao Paulo 22:43 10:43 PM Medellin 20:43 8:43 PM You –:–
22:43 10:43 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
20:43 8:43 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−2 h
Medellin is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo 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
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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 | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:43 | 20:43 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 2,486,723 |
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Sao Paulo and Medellin: common questions
What is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Medellin?
Medellin is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Sao Paulo is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Medellin?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Medellin show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Medellin when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, it is 4:00 PM in Medellin.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Sao Paulo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Medellin?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Medellin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Medellin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
