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7:00 am07:00 COT (UTC-5), Nov 3, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 CDT (UTC-4), Nov 3, 2026

COT is 1 hour behind CDT.

COT and CDT examples

These examples always use COT (UTC-5) and CDT (UTC-4). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

COT is 1 hour behind CDT.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, COT is 1 hour behind CDT Caribbean for most of the year. Until Mar 8, 2026, COT and CST Caribbean have the same time.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in COT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CDT Caribbean for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in COT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Caribbean.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in COT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CDT Caribbean for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in COT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Caribbean.

Compare COT time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Colombia Time is 1 hour behind Cuba Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in COT is 8:00 am08:00 in CDT

COT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in COT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CDT

7:00 am07:00 Colombia Time (COT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Cuba Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 COT / 8:00 am08:00 CDT

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Colombia Time

Offset: COT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Colombia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the COT time zone is Bogotá in Colombia, with about 7.674 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Cartagena.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Colombia Time (COT) do not change for daylight saving time, so COT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

COT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for COT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Cuba Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Cuba

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Havana in Cuba, with about 2.164 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey, Holguín, Guantánamo.

Map of the areas on Cuba Daylight Time (CDT)
CDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CDT.

Daylight Saving: Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Cuba Standard Time (CST).

123456789101112Start: Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 1:00 am01:00.

123456789101112End: Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2027, 12:00 am00:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See Cuba daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for CDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Havana
  • Cuba
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time