Current local time in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, the capital of Chile, is on Chile Standard Time (UTC−4), moving to UTC−3 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Chile Standard TimeIANA: America/Santiago
- UTC offset
- UTC−4 / UTC−3standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 3 April 2027Back 1 hour, 00:00 → 23:00
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- ChileSouth America · capital city
- Population
- 4.8 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +56currency: Peso (CLP)
- Coordinates
- 33.46° S, 70.65° WSouthern Hemisphere
The sun in Santiago today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Santiago
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Santiago | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| US New York | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 8h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | same time | 9h |
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Best time to call Santiago
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Santiago
Santiago switches between Chile Standard Time (UTC−4) and Chile Summer Time (UTC−3). Upcoming changes:
- Saturday, 3 April 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 00:00, to 23:00 (UTC−3 → UTC−4)
- Sunday, 5 September 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 00:00, to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−3)
- Saturday, 1 April 2028: clocks go back 1 hour at 00:00, to 23:00 (UTC−3 → UTC−4)
- Sunday, 3 September 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 00:00, to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−3)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Santiago
Chile is wide enough to use 2 different standard times, from UTC−4 to UTC−3; Santiago uses UTC−4.
Sunrise and sunset in Santiago, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 06:36 | 20:55 | 14h 19m |
| February | 07:04 | 20:47 | 13h 42m |
| March | 07:30 | 20:19 | 12h 48m |
| April | 07:54 | 19:38 | 11h 44m |
| May | 07:16 | 18:02 | 10h 46m |
| June | 07:38 | 17:42 | 10h 05m |
| July | 07:47 | 17:45 | 9h 58m |
| August | 07:34 | 18:03 | 10h 29m |
| September | 07:00 | 18:24 | 11h 24m |
| October | 07:19 | 19:44 | 12h 25m |
| November | 06:42 | 20:09 | 13h 27m |
| December | 06:26 | 20:37 | 14h 12m |
Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 14h 22m of daylight (sunrise 06:29, sunset 20:51). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 9h 56m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Santiago
What time zone is Santiago in?
Santiago uses the America/Santiago time zone (Chile Standard Time), UTC−4, and Chile Summer Time, UTC−3, in summer.
Does Santiago observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Saturday, 3 April 2027, when clocks go back 1 hour.
What is the time difference between Santiago and New York?
Right now New York is 1h behind Santiago. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Santiago and London?
London is 4h ahead of Santiago right now. Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Santiago?
It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 06:29 and sets about 20:51 (14h 22m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 07:46 and sets about 17:42 (9h 56m).
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