Current Time in Santa Marta, Colombia 🇨🇴
Lat/Long:
11.24° N,
74.2° W
Population: 499,192
Country:
🇨🇴
Colombia
IANA Timezone:
America/Bogota
UTC Offset:
−05:00
Timezone:
GMT-5
Daylight Saving Time:
No ❌
Time in Santa Marta — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on Santa Marta's current local time, time zone, and DST status.
What time is it in Santa Marta right now?
The current local time in Santa Marta, Colombia is 13:49 (Sunday, October 18, 2026). Santa Marta observes the America/Bogota time zone, which is UTC-5 .
Which time zone does Santa Marta use?
Santa Marta uses America/Bogota, an IANA time zone identifier. Use this identifier when configuring calendar apps, servers or scheduling software to ensure the correct UTC offset and daylight-saving rules are applied for Santa Marta.
Does Santa Marta observe daylight saving time?
Santa Marta is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA America/Bogota time zone; the changeover dates differ from year to year and are applied automatically by all major operating systems.
What is the UTC offset for Santa Marta?
Right now Santa Marta is at UTC-5. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Santa Marta observes DST.
When does the day change in Santa Marta?
Midnight in Santa Marta occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the America/Bogota zone. Since Santa Marta is at UTC-5, the date here is behind UTC by 5 hours.