Current Time in Bogotá

About time in Bogotá

Bogotá keeps Colombia Time, a steady UTC-5 offset that holds firm all year. Because Colombia sits close to the equator, daylight barely varies with the seasons, so there is no reason to shift the clocks. During the northern winter Bogotá lines up exactly with US Eastern Time, but the two diverge each spring when the United States springs forward and Colombia stays put. This makes Bogotá a convenient anchor for anyone coordinating across the Americas.

Bogotá does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC-5 (no DST). The live clock above reads Bogotá's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Bogotá through 2026

Bogotá sits at about 4.7°N, 74.1°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 14, with 12h 24m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is January 1, with 11h 51m, a difference of 33 min. Bogotá lies close to the equator, so its day length barely changes through the year and sunrise stays near the same hour in every season.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around October 20 (05:40) and the latest sunset around July 14 (18:13). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:03 local time in late March, 11:58 in late June and 11:54 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:56 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Bogotá.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Bogotá (2026–2027)

Bogotá keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Bogotá is 5 hours behind London and the same time as New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.