Bogota

America • Bogota

Colombia

Current local time

23:15:27

Saturday, May 30, 2026

UTC offset

UTC-05:00

No daylight saving changes

Bogota does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC-05:00 all year long.

Timezone details

Identifier
Abbreviation
—
Transitioned
May 30, 2021 at 08:00 PM
Featured city
Bogotá

Location

Latitude
4.59999
Longitude
-74.08333
Country
Colombia

Colombia Standard Time (CST)

FAQs

Colombia Standard Time keeps things simple for Colombians and anyone collaborating across its timezone: it’s always UTC‑05:00, with no daylight saving surprises.

  • What’s the time difference between Colombia Standard Time and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?

    Colombia Standard Time is always 5 hours behind UTC.

  • Does Colombia observe daylight saving time?

    No. Colombia Standard Time has observed daylight saving in the past, but that experiment ended in 1993; since then, the offset has remained fixed at 05:00 behind UTC.

  • What countries and cities fall under Colombia Standard Time?

    Colombia Standard Time covers a single representative zone: America/Bogota, which is Colombia’s capital and main urban, business, and cultural hub.

  • When is the best time to schedule meetings with someone in Colombia?

    Because Colombia Standard Time is fixed and there is no daylight saving adjustment, any time during typical working hours in other regions aligns consistently year-round.

  • Which other countries or cities share the same offset as Colombia Standard Time?

    Colombia Standard Time shares its UTC-05:00 offset with locations like Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the U.S., but unlike EST, Colombia does not observe daylight saving, so it naturally stays 5 hours behind UTC all year.

  • How many distinct time zones are in Colombia Standard Time?

    Colombia Standard Time includes only one member zone, America/Bogota for Colombia, simplifying scheduling and travel within the country without internal time zone complications.