El Choco in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.7833, -73.7333
- Region
- Cesar Department
- Country
- Colombia, South America
- Capital
- Bogotá — 355 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Choco, Cesar Department, Colombia
Read off the current local time in El Choco, Cesar Department, Colombia, which belongs to the America/Bogota zone (−5).
El Choco, Colombia
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Bogota
Local time in El Choco
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in El Choco.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:44 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 5:35 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:23 AM – 5:57 PM
Weather in El Choco right now
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El Choco and its neighbours
Largest cities in Cesar Department
- Valledupar 490 075
- Aguachica 97 525
- Agustin Codazzi 51 478
- Bosconia 40 562
- Curumani 34 838
- Chimichagua 30 289
Other places named El Choco
- El Choco Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
- El Choco Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- El Choco Campeche, Mexico
- El Choco Colima, Mexico
- El Choco Tamaulipas, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Bogota
- Bogota Colombia
- Cali Colombia
- Medellin Colombia
- Barranquilla Colombia
- Kennedy Colombia
- Cartagena Colombia
Nearby places
- El Darien — 0.0 km
- El Chocho — 1.8 km
- Campo Belen — 7.6 km
- Santa Catalina — 8.3 km
- Bocas Del Rosario — 8.7 km
- San Andres — 9.2 km
About the time in El Choco
El Choco follows America/Bogota, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Today's sunrise at El Choco falls at 5:44 AM; sunset follows at 5:35 PM. Between them lie 11 h 51 min of daylight.
Time in El Choco applies without change in El Darien and El Chocho nearby.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of El Choco be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Bogota, with an offset of −5.
- Does El Choco apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- What time is last light in El Choco?
- The sun sets at 5:35 PM.