Current time in Santiago
Santiago, Chile, keeps Chile Standard Time: UTC-04:00 in winter and UTC-03:00 in summer.
Current time in Santiago
12:22:08
America/Santiago · UTC-03:00
Time zone in Santiago
Sunrise and sunset in Santiago
Sun and clock in Santiago
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Santiago comes at 12:43, because the city lies about 11° west of the meridian its clock is set to.
Daylight through the year in Santiago
The latest sunrise of the year, 07:56 on April 3, comes on the last morning before the clocks go back, so it is darker than any midwinter morning.
Sydney (33.9°S) and Cape Town (33.9°S) lie on almost the same parallel as Santiago, so their days stay within 3 minutes of Santiago’s all year; the clock in Sydney is 14 h ahead of Santiago for most of the year and 13 h ahead of Santiago for part of it, and in Cape Town 5 h or 6 h ahead of Santiago, depending on the date.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 06:32 | 20:23 | 13 h 51 m |
| December 15 | 06:27 | 20:48 | 14 h 21 m |
| January 15 | 06:48 | 20:56 | 14 h 7 m |
| February 15 | 07:19 | 20:35 | 13 h 17 m |
| March 15 | 07:42 | 20:01 | 12 h 19 m |
| April 15 | 07:05 | 18:21 | 11 h 16 m |
| May 15 | 07:27 | 17:51 | 10 h 24 m |
| June 15 | 07:45 | 17:42 | 9 h 57 m |
| July 15 | 07:45 | 17:53 | 10 h 8 m |
| August 15 | 07:21 | 18:13 | 10 h 52 m |
| September 15 | 07:42 | 19:34 | 11 h 52 m |
| October 15 | 07:02 | 19:55 | 12 h 54 m |
When the clocks change in Santiago
Because Santiago is in the southern hemisphere, its summer time runs across the new year: clocks go forward in September and back in April, the mirror image of Europe and North America.
These dates have applied since 2023. In 2022 the clocks went forward on September 11 and back on April 3. The first time the record has Santiago’s clocks put forward and later back again is 1918. The record opens with Santiago’s own local mean time, UTC-04:42:45, kept until 1910.
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2027 | Back one hour: 00:00 becomes 23:00 | UTC-04:00 |
| September 5, 2027 | Forward one hour: 00:00 becomes 01:00 | UTC-03:00 |
Calling Santiago from another time zone
| Place | Santiago’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 12:00–20:00 | — | — |
| New York | 07:00–15:00 | 6 h, 11:00–17:00 Santiago time | 6 h to 8 h |
| London | 12:00–20:00 | 5 h, 09:00–14:00 Santiago time | 3 h to 5 h |
| Tokyo | 21:00–05:00 | none | none all year |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Santiago, every other city in this directory has already reached Monday. By 17:00 on Friday, 41 listed cities, including New Delhi and Shanghai, have already reached Saturday.
Santiago compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Santiago | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | 2 h behind | 2 h behind / 1 h behind / the same |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead / 4 h ahead / 5 h ahead |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 7 h ahead | 7 h ahead / 8 h ahead |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 8 h 30 min ahead | 8 h 30 min ahead / 9 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 11 h ahead | 11 h ahead / 12 h ahead |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 12 h ahead | 12 h ahead / 13 h ahead |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 14 h ahead | 13 h ahead / 14 h ahead |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 1,140 km east | the same / 1 h ahead | 49 minutes earlier |
| Lima | 2,470 km north | 2 h behind / 1 h behind | 25 minutes later |
| São Paulo | 2,590 km east | the same / 1 h ahead | 1 h 36 min earlier |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,930 km east | the same / 1 h ahead | 1 h 50 min earlier |
| Bogotá | 4,260 km north | 2 h behind / 1 h behind | 14 minutes later |
| Panama City | 4,810 km north | 2 h behind / 1 h behind | 35 minutes later |
| Caracas | 4,900 km north | 1 h behind / the same | 15 minutes earlier |
| Havana | 6,410 km north | 2 h behind / 1 h behind / the same | 47 minutes later |
No city in this directory on another identifier keeps exactly Santiago’s clock.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Santiago in?
Santiago keeps America/Santiago, Chile Standard Time, at UTC-04:00, moving to Chile Summer Time (UTC-03:00) during summer time. The identifier is named after Santiago itself.
Is all of Chile on the same time as Santiago?
No. The tz database entries for Chile keep 3 different standard times, from UTC-06:00 (Easter Island Time) to UTC-03:00 (Coyhaique Time). Santiago keeps one in between, with 1 lower and 1 higher.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Santiago?
None: no entry in the tz database outside Santiago’s own country shows its time on every date of the next twelve months.
What is the time difference between Santiago and Buenos Aires?
The clock in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 1,140 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is the same as Santiago’s or 1 h ahead of Santiago, depending on the date.