Medan in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.4400, 100.7550
- Region
- West Sumatra
- Country
- Indonesia, Asia
- Capital
- Jakarta — 932 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Medan, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Look up the current time in Medan, West Sumatra, Indonesia, which follows the Asia/Jakarta zone (+7).
Medan, Indonesia
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC+7 · Asia/Jakarta
Local time in Medan
UTC+7 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Medan, West Sumatra.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 12:03 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 12 h 07 min Night 11 h 53 min Civil twilight 5:38 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Medan right now
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Medan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27292 Taluak — 3.3 km away
- 27265 Padang Laweh Malalo — 7.4 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 West Sumatra
- Padang 942 938
- Payakumbuh 139 576
- Bukittinggi 121 028
- Pariaman 92 183
- Solok 73 438
- Padangpanjang 58 627
Other places named Medan
Same time zone — Asia/Jakarta
- Jakarta Indonesia
- Surabaya Indonesia
- Bekasi Indonesia
- Bandung Indonesia
- Depok Indonesia
- Tangerang Indonesia
Nearby places
- Guguksolok — 7.2 km
- Tigojangko — 8.2 km
- Malayubuahpalam — 8.3 km
- Sawahsalupak — 9.0 km
- Sawahsalupak — 9.1 km
- Gugukcampago — 9.1 km
Time and daylight in Medan
The sun breaks the horizon at Medan at 5:59 AM and leaves it at 6:06 PM. Daylight comes to 12 h 07 min.
The local time of Medan is shared by neighbouring Guguksolok and Tigojangko.
Mail delivery in Medan relies on 2 postal codes.
Medan keeps time under Asia/Jakarta. That places it at UTC+7, with daylight saving time No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Medan follow?
- Local time in Medan follows Asia/Jakarta, with an offset of +7.
- Is summer time applied in Medan?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Medan?
- Expect it at 5:59 AM.