What time is it in Santa Marta right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Marta, Colombia, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Bogota. Santa Marta is 5 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Santa Marta in?

Santa Marta uses Colombia Standard Time. Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Bogota, and the current UTC offset is UTC−5.

Does Santa Marta observe daylight saving time?

No. Santa Marta stays on UTC−5 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Santa Marta?

Open the time zone converter for Santa Marta to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia

Santa Marta is on Colombia Standard Time, UTC−5. Santa Marta does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Santa Marta, Colombia

6:39 AM:47

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−5

Country: Colombia
Region: Magdalena Department
Lat/Long: 11°14'N / 74°12'W
Elevation: 14 m
Population: 499,192
Currency: Peso (COP)
Languages: Spanish
Dialling code: +57

Time zone in Santa Marta

Time zone
Colombia Standard Time
America/Bogota
UTC offset
UTC−5
5 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Santa Marta keeps UTC−5

Santa Marta keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Bogota, the one time zone in use in Colombia. Santa Marta does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Santa Marta today

Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
5:33 PM
Day length
11 hours 46 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Santa Marta for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 11°14'N / 74°12'W.

Time difference between Santa Marta and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Santa Marta. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Santa Marta
City	Local time	Compared to Santa Marta
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:39 AM	+1h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:39 AM	−2h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:39 AM	Same time
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:39 AM	+1h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:39 AM	−1h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:39 AM	+2h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:39 AM	+5h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:39 PM	+6h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:39 PM	+6h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:39 PM	+6h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:39 PM	+7h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:39 PM	+9h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:09 PM	+10h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:39 PM	+13h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:39 PM	+13h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:39 PM	+14h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:39 PM	+16h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:39 AM	+18h (ahead)

Other cities near Santa Marta

All 317 cities in Colombia

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