Cucuta in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.8939, -72.5078
- Population
- 777 106
- Country
- Colombia, South America
- Capital
- Bogotá — 404 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
Find the local time in Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, and review today’s sunrise, sunset, and weather. The page brings clock and daylight information together for scheduling conversations, journeys, errands, and time outdoors.
Cucuta, Colombia
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Bogota
Local time in Cucuta
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Sunrise 5:39 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 5:30 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:18 AM – 5:52 PM
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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.
Read the city clock for the time currently observed in Cucuta. It is the simplest reference for deciding whether the city is starting its day, moving through the afternoon, or approaching evening. If you are elsewhere, avoid relying only on the hour shown by your phone unless its city setting is clear. Use the Cucuta clock as the destination time, then calculate the difference from your own location.
Note both the hour and the date in Cucuta. Compare them with the clock where you are. Choose a reasonable local hour for the recipient. State which city’s time applies in an invitation. A time-zone calculation made before coffee deserves a second calculation after coffee.
Sunrise and sunset show when the Sun crosses the horizon for Cucuta on the selected date. Together, they outline the city’s daylight window and make it easier to place an activity relative to dawn or dusk.
For an early outing, sunrise provides a useful anchor, but usable natural light may develop gradually. Likewise, daylight does not disappear at the exact instant of sunset. Twilight continues afterward, while clouds and rain can make the surroundings seem darker sooner.
Because solar times shift from one date to another, today’s entries should be used for today’s plan. Recheck the relevant date when preparing a later visit rather than copying the present values into a future itinerary.
Weather information turns an hour on the clock into a more practical plan. A warm period, cloud cover, precipitation, or stronger wind may affect clothing, transport, and the amount of time you want to spend outside.
Review current conditions for an activity beginning soon. Use the hourly outlook for plans later in the day. Match the forecast hour to Cucuta time, not your home time. Check daylight if the route or destination is outdoors.
Conditions reported for the city are representative rather than a description of every exact address. Short-lived weather can differ between nearby areas, and forecasts can be revised as new observations become available.
For a flight, road journey, or event that depends heavily on the weather, use this page as an overview and confirm details through the relevant operator or organizer.