Current Time in Santiago

About time in Santiago

Santiago runs on Chile Time at UTC-4 for most of the year, then moves to UTC-3 for daylight saving. Because Chile is in the Southern Hemisphere, its summer falls during the northern winter, so daylight saving runs roughly from September or October to March or April, the opposite of North America and Europe. This reversed calendar means the gap between Santiago and cities like New York changes more often than you might expect. Watching for these transitions is essential when scheduling calls with Chile.

Santiago changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC-4 (UTC-3 in summer)). The live clock above reads Santiago's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Santiago through 2026

Santiago sits at about 33.5°S, 70.7°W. The longest day of 2026 is December 17, with 14h 22m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is June 16, with 9h 56m, a difference of 4 h 26 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

Because Santiago is in the Southern Hemisphere, its long days fall in December and January and its short days in June. The earliest sunrise comes around December 3 (06:25) and the latest sunset around January 3 (20:56).

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 13:49 local time in late March, 12:44 in late June and 13:40 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:43 on average, roughly 43 minutes after 12:00, so the civil clock runs ahead of sun time and evenings feel late in Santiago. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Santiago (2026–2027)

Santiago changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Saturday, April 4, 2026: at 00:00 clocks go back one hour to 23:00 (UTC−3 → UTC−4).
• Sunday, September 6, 2026: at 00:00 clocks go forward one hour to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−3).
• Saturday, April 3, 2027: at 00:00 clocks go back one hour to 23:00 (UTC−3 → UTC−4).
• Sunday, September 5, 2027: at 00:00 clocks go forward one hour to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−3).

Recurring meetings set in Santiago time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.