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Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Valle del Cauca Department follows Colombia Time, UTC−5, all year. Cali and every other municipality in the department use the same time, with no daylight-saving clock changes.

Cali, Colombia

4:38:47 PM

Sunday, 25 October 2026

UTC−5 · America/Bogota

Time and sun data for Cali — the largest city of Valle del Cauca Department

The sun in Cali

Sunrise 5:51 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:52 PM Daylight 12 h 01 min Night 11 h 59 min Civil twilight 5:30 AM – 6:13 PM

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Current time in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

The official time in Valle del Cauca is identical to the time used throughout Colombia. The UTC−5 offset applies on weekdays, weekends, and public holidays alike. No seasonal adjustment needs to be added when planning a call, flight connection, or meeting.

Cali is the usual reference point because it is the departmental capital and the region’s largest city. Its clock also applies in Buenaventura on the Pacific coast, Palmira in the Cauca River valley, and the other towns and cities between them.

A journey from Cali to Buenaventura changes the scenery, altitude, and weather—not the hour on your phone.

Major urban centers and one shared clock

Valle del Cauca includes a large metropolitan center, inland agricultural cities, and a Pacific port. Their daily rhythms differ, but their civil time does not. Among the best-known population centers are:

Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca Buenaventura, the department’s major Pacific port Palmira, east of Cali Tuluá, in the central part of the department Cartago, in northern Valle del Cauca Nearby municipalities around Cali may function as part of a connected urban area, yet there is no special metropolitan time. Likewise, ships and travelers arriving at Buenaventura enter the same Colombian time zone used inland. Transport operators may have their own check-in deadlines, but all published local hours refer to UTC−5.

When contacting Valle del Cauca from another country, calculate the difference using the other location’s current offset. That difference may change if the other place observes daylight saving time, even though clocks in Valle del Cauca remain unchanged.

Sunrise from the valley to the Pacific

The time of sunrise depends on the date and coordinates used. Cali, Palmira, Buenaventura, and Cartago do not receive sunrise at precisely the same minute. Locations farther east generally encounter the Sun’s daily path earlier than locations farther west, although hills and mountains complicate what an observer actually sees.

Valle del Cauca’s geography makes the distinction between calculated and visible sunrise useful. Mountain ranges border the Cauca valley, while the western side of the department extends toward the Pacific. A ridge can hide the Sun after the astronomical sunrise time, especially from a low viewpoint.

For photography, hiking, road travel, or outdoor work, check the forecast as well as the local sunrise listing. Twilight provides some light before the solar disk appears, but clouds and terrain can make the practical onset of daylight earlier or later than expected.

Questions and answers

What is the UTC offset in Valle del Cauca?: The department uses UTC−5, known as Colombia Time.
Do Cali and Buenaventura have different times?: No. Both cities follow the same official time.
Why can their sunrise times differ?: They occupy different coordinates and have different horizons, so sunrise calculations and first visible sunlight need not match.