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Córdoba, Colombia

Córdoba, Colombia, follows Colombia Time at UTC−5. Montería and all other municipalities in the department keep this same time year-round, without daylight saving clock changes.

Monteria, Colombia

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC−5 · America/Bogota

Time and sun data for Monteria — the largest city of Córdoba

The sun in Monteria

Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 12:04 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 12 h 16 min Night 11 h 44 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:33 PM

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Current time in Córdoba, Colombia

The current local time shown for Córdoba applies throughout the department. It is identical to the official time in Bogotá and the rest of Colombia. Domestic travelers can arrive from another department without making a time-zone adjustment.

Colombia Time is consistently five hours behind UTC. Córdoba does not move its clocks forward or backward by season. When a meeting includes people abroad, the conversion should be checked for the meeting date because the foreign location may follow seasonal clock rules.

Córdoba saves its changes for the weather and the road ahead, not for the hands of the clock.

Time in Montería and other Córdoba municipalities

Montería is the departmental capital and the primary reference for government, business and many transport connections. Lorica, Sahagún, Cereté, Montelíbano and Planeta Rica are among the department’s other prominent urban centers. Each follows the same COT clock.

A simple local-time checklist is: Read appointments in Montería as Colombia Time. Keep the same watch setting in Cereté, Lorica and Sahagún. Do not make a time-zone conversion for travel to Montelíbano or Planeta Rica.

Check only the duration and stated arrival time for journeys within the department. Digital devices set to automatic time should continue displaying the national time. If a phone shows a different hour after arrival, its region, network information or manual settings may need attention; the municipality itself has not entered another time zone.

Sunrise and sunset planning

Sharing one clock does not make sunrise simultaneous everywhere. Longitude produces small differences between eastern and western locations, and the visible horizon can alter the first appearance of direct sunlight. Buildings, trees, hills and clouds may all make observed sunrise differ from a standard calculation.

Córdoba’s tropical latitude limits the dramatic seasonal swings in daylight familiar in higher latitudes. Still, solar times move over the year, so there is no single sunrise hour suitable for every date. Montería’s daily value is a useful reference for the capital, not a precise substitute for every municipality.

For agricultural work, road travel or outdoor activity, consult the chosen place and calendar date. Dawn begins before sunrise and may offer some natural light. Sunset is followed by twilight rather than immediate darkness, but cloud cover and local surroundings influence how quickly conditions appear dark.

Questions and answers
What is the time-zone abbreviation for Córdoba?
The department uses COT, meaning Colombia Time.
Is Montería in UTC−5?
Yes. Montería remains five hours behind UTC throughout the year.
Do Lorica and Montería share the same sunrise time?
Not exactly. Their official clocks match, but solar events vary with location, date and horizon.

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