Current Time in Colombia
Colombia uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Colombia
It's 2:03 PM COT (UTC-05:00) in Colombia on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Colombia does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- Time zone
- Colombia Standard Time
- IANA: America/Bogota
- UTC offset now
- UTC-05:00 (COT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-5 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Bogotá
Cali
Medellín
Barranquilla
How Colombia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 de noviembre de 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 p. m.
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the es-CO locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Colombia
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Independence of CartagenaIndependencia de CartagenaMon, 16 November 2026 · in 11 days
- Immaculate ConceptionLa Inmaculada ConcepciónTue, 8 December 2026 · in 33 days
- Christmas DayNavidadFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's DayAño NuevoFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- EpiphanyDía de los Reyes MagosMon, 11 January 2027 · in 67 days
Time difference from Colombia
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Colombia time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 16 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
Colombia at a glance
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Population
- 53,057,212
- Currency
- Colombian peso (COP)
Questions about time in Colombia
- What time is it in Colombia right now?
- When this page was generated it was 2:03 PM COT (UTC-05:00) in Colombia.
- How many time zones does Colombia have?
- Colombia uses one time zone, Colombia Standard Time (IANA ID America/Bogota).
- Does Colombia observe daylight saving time?
- No. Colombia does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Colombia?
- The next national public holiday is Independence of Cartagena on Mon, 16 November 2026.