Time Difference Between United States and Colombia

The time difference between the United States (US) and Colombia is one hour, which means the US is only one hour ahead of Colombia. So, if it’s 2:00 PM in Colombia then it would be 3:00 PM in the US.

Overview of Both the Countries:

Colombia is a country that is located in the northwestern part of South America which is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean as well as the Caribbean Sea. And it shares its borders with, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The land of Colombia is varied with flat lowlands and the high Andes Mountains. Here, the executive branch dominates the government structure as the government system is a republic. The President is the chief of the state and head of government. It is a mixed economy system where private and government, both drive the economy. It is a member of the Andean Community i.e. ANCOM. Bogotá is the capital of Colombia, which is located in central Colombia with a population of over seven million. 

The only time zone of Colombia is “Colombia Standard Time” which has an offset of (GMT- 5).

The United States of America is a country that has fifty states. It is located in North America. In terms of area, US is the fourth largest country across the globe. The US surrounds several largest urban densities around the globe. And it also has certain areas that embrace no dwelling houses. Moreover, this country possesses an extremely diverse population which is because of its constant and massive international business culture and its growing IT sector. The capital city of the USA is Washington, D.C. where ‘D.C.’ stands for ‘District of Colombia’.

It has primarily six time zones that are utilized at present namely Hawaii Standard Time Zone, Mountain Standard Time Zone, Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time Zone, Pacific Daylight Time Zone, Alaska Daylight Time Zone, and Mountain Daylight Time Zone.

Time Zones of the United States as well as their respective time differences from Colombia:

The time difference between the time zones of the USA and Colombia is as follows:

1. Hawaii Standard Time Zone: The short term for this time zone is HST. It is 10 hours backward in time from UTC. The Honolulu city of the US observes this time zone. The time variation between Honolulu and Bogotá of Colombia is 5 hours. Hence, Bogotá is 5 hours ahead in time from Honolulu.
2. Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time Zone: The short term for this time zone is HDT. It is 9 hours backward in time from UTC. The Adak city of the US observes this time zone. The time variation between Adak and Bogotá of Colombia is 4 hours. Hence, Bogotá is 4 hours ahead in time from Adak.
3. Alaska Daylight Time Zone: The short term for this time zone is AKDT. It is 8 hours backward in time from UTC. The Anchorage city of the US observes this time zone. The time variation between Anchorage and Bogotá of Colombia is 3 hours. Hence, Bogotá is 3 hours ahead in time from Anchorage.
4. Pacific Daylight Time Zone: The short term for this time zone is PDT. It is 7 hours backward in time from UTC. Los Angeles city of US observes this time zone. The time variation between Los Angeles and Bogotá of Colombia is 2 hours. Hence, Bogotá is 2 hours ahead in time from Los Angeles.
5. Mountain Standard Time: The short term for this time zone is MST. It is 7 hours backward in time from UTC. The Phoenix city of the US observes this time zone. The time variation between Phoenix and Bogotá of Colombia is 2 hours. Hence, Bogotá is 2 hours ahead in time from Phoenix.
6. Mountain Daylight Time: The short term for this time zone is MDT. It is 6 hours backward in time from UTC. The Salt Lake City of the US observes this time zone. The time variation between Salt Lake City and Bogotá of Colombia is 1 hour. Hence, Bogotá is 1 hour ahead in time from Salt Lake City.