World Clock
Time in Colombia
Shown above is the current time across Colombia, alongside the time zone Colombia keeps and the live local time in its main cities.
The whole of Colombia runs on a single time, Bogota time (UTC-5) — so every city listed on this page reads exactly the same clock.
Colombia doesn't observe daylight saving at all — its offset from UTC stays fixed the entire year, so if the gap to another country ever changes, it's that other country moving its own clocks, not this one.
Cities in Colombia
Questions people ask
How many time zones does Colombia actually have?
Just one. The whole of Colombia keeps a single national time, UTC-5.
Does Colombia observe daylight saving time?
No, the clocks here stay put all year round.
What's the capital of Colombia, and what time is it there right now?
Bogota — where the current time is 11:19 am.
What UTC offset does Colombia use?
UTC-5, unchanged throughout the year.
What's the current date in Colombia?
Right now it's Monday, 7 September 2026 there.
Do all cities in Colombia share the same clock?
Yes. Every city in the table reads identically, since the entire country runs on one single zone.
How far apart in time are Colombia and my own country?
The time difference calculator will compare them directly, laying out today's gap across the full twenty-four hours.
What are typical working hours like in Colombia?
Roughly 9 to 5 local time is standard in most countries, but the working week itself isn't universal — several Gulf countries run Sunday through Thursday instead. Worth checking before assuming Friday is a working day there.
What IANA time zone identifier does Colombia use?
America/Bogota, which is the identifier software and calendar apps actually store internally to track the zone.
What time does the sun rise and set across Colombia?
It varies city by city, since sunrise follows real coordinates rather than the time zone. The sunrise page for Colombia lists today's exact times for every city.