Medellín uses America/Bogota — UTC-05:00 (-05) in standard time. It is located in Antioquia, Colombia. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Medellín's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Medellín uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-05:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Medellín is America/Bogota. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP). Calling code: +57. Languages: Spanish.
Medellín ( MED-ay-(Y)EEN; Spanish: [meðeˈʝin] or [meðeˈʎin]), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Spanish: Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the capital of the department of Antioquia, and the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá.
It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,427,129 at the 2018 census. The metro area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people.
In 1616, the Spaniard Francisco de Herrera Campuzano erected a small indigenous village (poblado) known as "Saint Lawrence of Aburrá" (San Lorenzo de Aburrá), located in the present-day El Poblado commune.
On 2 November 1675, the queen consort Mariana of Austria founded the "Town of Our Lady of Candelaria of Medellín" (Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Medellín) in the Aná region, which today corresponds to the center of the city (east-central zone) and first describes the region as "Medellín". In 1826, the city was named the capital of the Department...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Medellín. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,999,979 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Antioquia, Colombia.
America/Bogota · UTC-05:00 (-05).
No daylight saving time.
Colombian Peso (COP) · +57.
Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE) about 18.7 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 27.3°C and lows 16.7°C. Warmest month: March (average high 29.5°C); coolest month: July (average low 16.1°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Medellín is Colombia's second most important economic center, after Bogotá. Its economy is led by a powerful group of people from the private sector known as the Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño (Antioquian Enterprises Group). Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Antioquia · IANA zone: America/Bogota · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Medellín and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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