Current Date And Time In Medellín, Colombia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:19:22 COT
State: Antioquia
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (COT)
Population: 1,999,979
District: Medellín
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Medellín.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Medellín align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Colombia on July 20) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Medellín.
This is Colombia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Colombia's country-level and Antioquia holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Medellín as anywhere else in Colombia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Colombia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Colombia's country and Antioquia holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Medellín just as everywhere else in Colombia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | July 20 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gov.co |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | Tue, Jul 20, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
In Medellín, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Medellín's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Colombia declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 1,999,979 and running on the America/Bogota time zone, Medellín follows Colombia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.