Barranquilla uses America/Bogota — UTC-05:00 (-05) in standard time. It is located in Atlántico, Colombia. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Barranquilla's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Barranquilla uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-05:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Barranquilla is America/Bogota. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Cartagena
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP). Calling code: +57. Languages: Spanish.
Barranquilla (; Latin American Spanish: [baraŋˈkiʝa] ) is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Colombia's fourth-most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali.
Barranquilla lies strategically next to the delta of the Magdalena River, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) (originally 25 km (16 mi) before rapid urban growth) from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea, serving as a port for river and maritime transportation within Colombia. It is also the main economic center of the Atlántico department in Colombia.
The city is the core of the Barranquilla metropolitan area, with a population of over 2 million, which also includes the municipalities of Soledad, Galapa, Malambo, and Puerto Colombia.
Barranquilla was legally established as a town on April 7, 1813, although it dates from at least 1629. It grew into an important port, serving as a haven for immigrants from Europe, especially during and immediately following World War I and World War II, when waves of additional immigrants from the Middle East and Asia arrived....
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Barranquilla. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,206,319 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Atlántico, Colombia.
America/Bogota · UTC-05:00 (-05).
No daylight saving time.
Colombian Peso (COP) · +57.
Cartagena, Maracaibo, Medellín
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) about 8.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 32.0°C and lows 25.0°C. Warmest month: March (average high 33.6°C); coolest month: November (average low 23.4°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
To give a boost to the infrastructure development of the city, World Bank (IBRD) loans were sought from 1952 onwards to improve municipal water works, sewage system and slaughterhouse services. Because of its importance in the sector of national economy, the municipality of Barranquilla passed to the category of Special Industrial District and Port in 1993. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Atlántico · IANA zone: America/Bogota · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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