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Current time in Chile

Easter Island Time · Easter Island

UTC−05:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC−5

Chile Time · Santiago

UTC−03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC−3 CLST

Punta Arenas Time · Punta Arenas

UTC−03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC−3

Chile has 3 time zones, using 4 different UTC offsets over the year, from UTC−6 to UTC−3. Two of them observe daylight saving time.

Time zones in Chile

ColourRegionIANA zoneOffset nowAbbr.Daylight savingTime
Easter IslandPacific/EasterUTC−5DST from the first Saturday in September to the first Saturday in AprilUTC−05:00
most of ChileAmerica/SantiagoUTC−3CLSTDST from the first Sunday on or after September 2 to the first Sunday on or after April 2UTC−03:00
Aysen RegionAmerica/CoyhaiqueUTC−3No DSTUTC−03:00
Magallanes RegionAmerica/Punta_ArenasUTC−3No DSTUTC−03:00

Does Chile observe daylight saving time?

In some regions. Punta Arenas Time (Punta Arenas) keeps the same time all year.

  • Easter Island Time (Easter Island): forward the first Saturday in September at 22:00, back the first Saturday in April at 22:00.

    Clocks go back one hour on Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 22:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−6).

  • Chile Time (Santiago): forward the first Sunday on or after September 2 at 00:00, back the first Sunday on or after April 2 at 00:00.

    Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 00:00 (CLST → CLT).

Cities in Chile

most of Chile · America/Santiago

Magallanes Region · America/Punta_Arenas

Aysen Region · America/Coyhaique

Your time difference

  • Easter Island Time (Easter Island): —
  • Chile Time (Santiago): —
  • Punta Arenas Time (Punta Arenas): —

Same clock all year as …

No other country keeps exactly the same clock as Chile Time in Chile through the whole year.

Time difference from Santiago

CitySantiago is
New Yorksame time to 2 h ahead
Los Angeles3 h to 5 h ahead
London3 h to 5 h behind
Paris4 h to 6 h behind
Dubai7 h to 8 h behind
Delhi8 h 30 min to 9 h 30 min behind
Tokyo12 h to 13 h behind
Sydney13 h to 14 h behind

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