Zanzibar to Medellin: time difference
Medellin is 8 h behind Zanzibar. 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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Zanzibar 05:33 5:33 AM Medellin 21:33 9:33 PM You –:–
05:33 5:33 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
21:33 9:33 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
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−8 h
Medellin is 8 h behind Zanzibar.
When you, Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar | 🇨🇴 Medellin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:33 | 21:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Zanzibar | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 709,809 | 2,486,723 |
Compare Zanzibar with another city
More comparisons with Zanzibar: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Zanzibar and Medellin: common questions
How many hours behind Zanzibar is Medellin?
The clocks in Medellin are 8 hours behind those in Zanzibar (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Medellin when it is 9:00 AM in Zanzibar?
When it is 9:00 AM in Zanzibar, it is 1:00 AM in Medellin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Zanzibar, what time is it in Medellin?
At 6:00 PM in Zanzibar, clocks in Medellin show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Medellin from Zanzibar?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Zanzibar – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Medellin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Medellin?
Until 8:00 AM in Zanzibar it is still the previous day in Medellin. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Zanzibar.
Does the time gap between Zanzibar and Medellin change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Zanzibar nor in Medellin, so the gap is 8 hours all year round.
