El Descanso in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.9881, -72.7415
- Region
- La Guajira Department
- Country
- Colombia, South America
- Capital
- Bogotá — 724 km away
- Same name
- 85 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Descanso, La Guajira Department, Colombia
This page shows the time of day in El Descanso, La Guajira Department, Colombia as it stands now, in the America/Bogota zone (−5).
El Descanso, Colombia
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Bogota
Local time in El Descanso
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in El Descanso, La Guajira Department.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:41 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 5:34 PM Daylight 11 h 53 min Night 12 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:20 AM – 5:55 PM
Weather in El Descanso right now
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El Descanso and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 443040 Barrancas — 6.1 km away
- 443047 Barrancas — 6.1 km away
- 443048 Barrancas — 6.1 km away
- 443049 Barrancas — 6.1 km away
- 443020 Hatonuevo — 9.5 km away
- 443027 Hatonuevo — 9.5 km away
- 443028 Hatonuevo — 9.5 km away
- 444010 Fonseca — 16.3 km away
- 444017 Fonseca — 16.3 km away
- 444018 Fonseca — 16.3 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in La Guajira Department
Other places named El Descanso
- El Descanso Baja California, Mexico
- El Descanso Sinaloa, Mexico
- El Descanso Sinaloa, Mexico
- El Descanso Chihuahua, Mexico
- El Descanso Baja California, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Bogota
- Bogota Colombia
- Cali Colombia
- Medellin Colombia
- Barranquilla Colombia
- Kennedy Colombia
- Cartagena Colombia
Nearby places
- Oreganal — 2.1 km
- Palmito — 3.6 km
- Necesidad — 4.0 km
- Las Casitas — 4.3 km
- Los Magueeyes — 5.4 km
- Manantialito — 5.5 km
El Descanso: clock, sun and surroundings
Today's sunrise at El Descanso falls at 5:41 AM; sunset follows at 5:34 PM. Between them lie 11 h 53 min of daylight.
Set your clock for El Descanso and it will also be right in Oreganal and Palmito.
There are 10 postal codes assigned to El Descanso.
Time in El Descanso is measured by America/Bogota, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in El Descanso?
- The time zone used in El Descanso is America/Bogota, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local schedule in El Descanso include a clock change?
- No.
- At what time is the sun setting in El Descanso?
- The sun is setting at 5:34 PM.