Shanghai to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 13 h behind Shanghai. 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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Shanghai 08:25 8:25 AM Medellin 19:25 7:25 PM You –:–
08:25 8:25 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
19:25 7:25 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−13 h
Medellin is 13 h behind Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai 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
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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 | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:25 | 19:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shanghai and Medellin: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Medellin?
Medellin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Medellin at the start of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai 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 Shanghai, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Medellin show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Shanghai?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Shanghai and in Medellin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Shanghai it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin; when the working day starts in Medellin, it is 10:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is it still the previous day in Medellin?
Until 1:00 PM in Shanghai it is still the previous day in Medellin. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Medellin it is already the next day in Shanghai.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Medellin change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
