Current time in Bogota, Colombia
The current local time in Bogota is shown below. Bogota observes COT.
What's the daylight saving status?
Bogota does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Standard abbreviation
- COT
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Bogota?
Colombia operates on a single national clock of UTC-5 year-round, with no daylight saving observed since a brief experiment in 1992–1993 was abandoned after public dissatisfaction with the early-morning darkness. The country's near-equatorial position (Bogotá sits at around 4.7 degrees north) produces minimal seasonal variation in day length, removing most of the conventional rationale for DST. The offset matches the US East Coast in winter but diverges by one hour from March to November while New York observes daylight saving.
What are the working hours in Bogota?
Bogotá's working day typically runs 08:00 to 17:00, slightly earlier than European patterns, with a midday lunch break of around an hour. The altitude shapes working life through cooler temperatures than other Latin American capitals (averaging around 14 degrees year-round) and through the city's ciclovía routine: most major roads close to cars on Sunday mornings. Public holidays cluster around Holy Week in March or April, Independence Day on 20 July, and an extended Christmas period that quietens business through to early January.
Where is Bogota?
Bogotá occupies a high Andean plateau, the Sabana de Bogotá, at around 2,640 metres above sea level, making it among the highest capital cities in the world. The city holds around 7.9 million residents within its administrative boundary, with the broader metropolitan area reaching above 11 million. The mountains of the Eastern Cordillera rise immediately to the east, with the Monserrate peak and the Guadalupe shrine visible from across the city. The savanna falls gradually toward the Magdalena River to the west.