Bogotá

Colombia • Colombia Time

Time Zone

Bogotá uses Colombia Time (COT), currently running at UTC−5 (year-round). Colombia abolished daylight saving time in 1993. COT (UTC−5) is fixed throughout the year.

Business & Commerce

Bogotá, Colombia's capital, operates on Colombia Time (COT, UTC−5) year-round with no daylight saving time — Colombia abolished DST in 1993, making COT a fixed, predictable reference. At UTC−5, Bogotá shares its winter offset with New York (EST) and aligns exactly with New York from November through mid-March when the U.S. is on EST; from mid-March through November (when New York uses EDT), Bogotá runs one hour behind New York. The Colombia Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia) trades from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM local time. Colombia's economic significance in global markets centers on petroleum, coal, coffee, and cut flowers — making COT scheduling relevant to commodity trading desks covering South American resources. Bogotá's COT also aligns with Lima and closely tracks Miami, making it pragmatic for North-South American business coordination.