Does Santiago observe Daylight Saving Time?

Yes. Santiago observes DST, which shifts the clock forward by 1 hour in spring and back by 1 hour in autumn. During DST the abbreviation changes to CLST.

How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Santiago?

The UTC offset for Santiago varies through the year due to DST. Check the live clock above for the current offset.

What time is it in Santiago right now?

See the live clock at the top of this page, which updates every second using your device clock and the IANA timezone database.

How do I schedule a meeting across Santiago and other cities?

Use our free Meeting Planner or Best Time pages to see business-hour overlap between Santiago and other cities.

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Live clock, DST status, and scheduling shortcuts for Santiago, Chile (CLT/CLST) — share this URL with your team.

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See Santiago time update every second—abbreviation and UTC offset follow active DST rules for America/Santiago.

DST schedule

Next clock change: Sat, Sep 5, 2026. Pair pages show month-by-month shifts.

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Santiago

Zone factsAbbreviation follows active DST rules

DST status

Observes DST

CLT / CLST

Next transition

Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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IANA zone

America/Santiago

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Upcoming DST change

Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Recheck meeting times the week clocks change—pair pages below show month-by-month offsets.

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Looking up the current time in Santiago, Chile? Santiago follows CLT in winter and CLST in summer (IANA zone: America/Santiago). Chile observes Daylight Saving Time, so the offset shifts between UTC-3 (CLT) in winter and UTC-4 (CLST) in summer.

Santiago is one of the Americas's major financial and tech hubs, which means it sits across multiple business-hour windows from partners in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Use the live clock above for the exact second-by-second time, and the cross-links below to find conversion pages, time-difference pages, and best-time-to-meet pairs that include Santiago.

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