La Guajira in numbers
- Coordinates
- 6.7768, -73.5497
- Region
- Santander Department
- Country
- Colombia, South America
- Capital
- Bogotá — 248 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in La Guajira, Santander Department, Colombia
The current local time in La Guajira, Santander Department, Colombia — time zone America/Bogota (−5) — is shown right here.
La Guajira, Colombia
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Bogota
Local time in La Guajira
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in La Guajira, Santander Department.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:44 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 5:35 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:22 AM – 5:56 PM
Weather in La Guajira right now
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La Guajira and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 686561 El Carmen De Chucuri — 12.7 km away
- 686567 El Carmen De Chucuri — 12.7 km away
- 686568 El Carmen De Chucuri — 12.7 km away
- 686569 El Carmen De Chucuri — 12.7 km away
- 686577 El Carmen De Chucuri — 12.7 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 Santander Department
- Bucaramanga 581 130
- Floridablanca 267 591
- Barrancabermeja 191 403
- Piedecuesta 163 362
- Giron 108 466
- Cimitarra 50 892
Other places named La Guajira
- La Guajira Antioquia, Colombia
- La Guajira Cesar Department, Colombia
- La Guajira Cesar Department, Colombia
- La Guajira Meta Department, Colombia
- La Guajira Meta Department, Colombia
Same time zone — America/Bogota
- Bogota Colombia
- Cali Colombia
- Medellin Colombia
- Barranquilla Colombia
- Kennedy Colombia
- Cartagena Colombia
Nearby places
- Aljibes — 0.9 km
- El Toboso — 2.6 km
- El Mararay — 2.9 km
- El Guayacán — 3.4 km
- La Llana — 3.9 km
- San Carlos — 4.0 km
About the time in La Guajira
The clock reading for La Guajira covers nearby Aljibes and El Toboso as well.
The number of postal codes covering La Guajira is 5.
La Guajira sits under America/Bogota, which puts local clocks at UTC−5. Daylight saving in use: No.
Today La Guajira sees sunrise at 5:44 AM, sunset at 5:35 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 51 min.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does La Guajira fall?
- La Guajira falls under America/Bogota, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in La Guajira include a summer time period?
- No.
- When does morning light reach La Guajira?
- At 5:44 AM.