Time Difference: Los Angeles to Medellín
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Los Angeles vs Medellín timezone guide
Los Angeles (US) uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone at UTC-8, while Medellín (Colombia) uses America/Bogota at UTC-5. This means Medellín is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
Best meeting times between Los Angeles and Medellín
Standard 9-to-5 working hours overlap by 6 hours per day. The shared window is 9am–3pm in Los Angeles, which is 11am–5pm in Medellín. Schedule recurring meetings inside that window and both teams stay inside standard working hours.
Hour-by-hour planner
| Los Angeles | Medellín | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 6am | 8am | Los Angeles early, Medellín early |
| 7am | 9am | One side outside 9-to-5 but still awake |
| 8am | 10am | One side outside 9-to-5 but still awake |
| 9am | 11am | Both at work — ideal meeting time |
| 10am | 12pm | Both at work — ideal meeting time |
| 11am | 1pm | Both at work — ideal meeting time |
| 12pm | 2pm | Both at work — ideal meeting time |
| 1pm | 3pm | Both at work — ideal meeting time |
| 2pm | 4pm | Both at work — ideal meeting time |
| 3pm | 5pm | One side outside 9-to-5 but still awake |
| 4pm | 6pm | One side outside 9-to-5 but still awake |
| 5pm | 7pm | Los Angeles evening, Medellín evening |
| 6pm | 8pm | Los Angeles evening, Medellín evening |
| 7pm | 9pm | Los Angeles evening, Medellín evening |
| 8pm | 10pm | Los Angeles evening, Medellín late evening |
| 9pm | 11pm | Los Angeles evening, Medellín late evening |
| 10pm | 12am | Los Angeles late evening, Medellín asleep |
Green = standard working hours (9 AM – 5 PM). Amber = early (6–9 AM). Orange = evening (5–10 PM). Grey = asleep or late.
Daylight saving time between Los Angeles and Medellín
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, but Medellín does not. That means the difference between the two cities changes seasonally — by one hour, around Los Angeles's transition dates.
- Dec 31 → Mar 8Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Medellín
- Mar 8 → Nov 1Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Medellín
- Nov 1 → Dec 31Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Medellín
Distance between Los Angeles and Medellín
Los Angeles and Medellín are 5,359 km apart along the great-circle route. A direct flight takes roughly ~7h 18m, depending on aircraft type, winds, and routing.