Current Time in Santiago, Chile — Live Clock

Time zone facts for Santiago

IANA time zone: America/Santiago
Standard offset: UTC−4
Daylight saving: observed — the offset moves to UTC−3 while DST is active (the live clock above already reflects today's status).
January / July offset: UTC−3 / UTC−4
Offset as of September 2026: UTC−3 — daylight saving in effect
Next clock change: clocks go back 1 hour on Saturday, April 3, 2027 (local date), moving the offset from UTC−3 to UTC−4

How Santiago's offset moves through the year

Santiago keeps two offsets: UTC−3 in January and UTC−4 in July. The clocks move between them twice a year, and each move changes the difference between Santiago and every place that does not move at the same instant. As of September 2026, the offset is UTC−3, so daylight saving is in effect.

The seasonal pattern here is the inverse of the northern hemisphere's: daylight saving in Santiago is active around January (UTC−3) and inactive around July (UTC−4). Against a city whose daylight saving runs through July instead, the two shifts cannot cancel — between January and July one side moves its clocks back while the other moves them forward. That is why the gap to London and New York below takes three distinct values across the year rather than two.

The coming cycle, derived from the IANA time zone database as of September 2026: the clocks next go back 1 hour on Saturday, April 3, 2027 (Santiago local date), taking the offset from UTC−3 to UTC−4. The change after that comes 154 days later, on Sunday, September 5, 2027, when the clocks go forward 1 hour and the offset returns from UTC−4 to UTC−3. Those 154 days are the standard-time part of the year for Santiago.

Read those two dates alongside the partner's dates for any city you work with. If the partner does not observe daylight saving, the gap to it changes on exactly these two dates. If it does, the gap changes only where the two calendars disagree — not at all when both sides switch at the same instants, otherwise on every date where one side has shifted and the other has not yet. The table below works that out for the reference cities.

Set against the reference cities, as of September 2026: Santiago's next change comes 161 days after London's (Sunday, October 25, 2026, London date) and 154 days after New York's (Sunday, November 1, 2026, New York date). Tokyo has no change of its own scheduled within the next 15 months, so its gap to Santiago moves on Santiago's dates alone. Which city moves first is what shapes each of the mismatch windows set out below.

The gap to London, New York, and Tokyo across the year

The differences below were computed at build time by scanning the coming twelve months of the IANA time zone database for each pair, locating every instant at which either city changes its clocks, and reading the gap on each side of it. "As of September 2026" is the gap today; "over the year" is the full range the pair takes before the same month comes round again, from Santiago's point of view.

Santiago's difference from each reference city, as of September 2026. Derived from the IANA time zone database at build time.
Reference	Santiago is, as of September 2026	Over the coming year	Why
London	4 hours behind	3 hours behind to 5 hours behind (3 distinct values)	both change clocks, on different dates
New York	1 hour ahead	the same time to 2 hours ahead (3 distinct values)	both change clocks, on different dates
Tokyo	12 hours behind	12 hours behind to 13 hours behind	only Santiago changes its clocks

None of the three gaps holds still for the whole year. The mechanism in each case is set out below, with the exact instants at which the gap moves.

Santiago and London

As of September 2026, Santiago is 4 hours behind London. Both Santiago and London change their clocks, but not at the same instants. Between one side's transition and the other's, only one shift has happened, so the gap briefly holds a value it holds only inside these mismatch windows. The gap changes 4 times in the coming twelve months; the briefest such window lasts 7 days, from March 27, 2027 to April 3, 2027 (Santiago dates), during which Santiago is 4 hours behind London.

From Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM (Santiago time), when London changes clocks: Santiago is 3 hours behind London.
From Saturday, March 27, 2027 at 10:00 PM (Santiago time), when London changes clocks: Santiago is 4 hours behind London.
From Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 11:00 PM (Santiago time), when Santiago changes clocks: Santiago is 5 hours behind London.
From Sunday, September 5, 2027 at 1:00 AM (Santiago time), when Santiago changes clocks: Santiago is 4 hours behind London.

Each of those windows is opened by one city's change and closed by the other's. The first, from March 27, 2027 to April 3, 2027 (Santiago dates), opens when London's clocks go forward and closes 7 days later when Santiago's go back. In between, both cities are on daylight time, so Santiago is 4 hours behind London against 3 hours behind before it and 5 hours behind after it. London is the first to move in every window, and the longest of them lasts 7 days.

Santiago and New York

As of September 2026, Santiago is 1 hour ahead of New York. Both Santiago and New York change their clocks, but not at the same instants. Between one side's transition and the other's, only one shift has happened, so the gap briefly holds a value it holds only inside these mismatch windows. The gap changes 4 times in the coming twelve months; the briefest such window lasts 21 days, from March 14, 2027 to April 3, 2027 (Santiago dates), during which Santiago is 1 hour ahead of New York.

From Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM (Santiago time), when New York changes clocks: Santiago is 2 hours ahead of New York.
From Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 4:00 AM (Santiago time), when New York changes clocks: Santiago is 1 hour ahead of New York.
From Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 11:00 PM (Santiago time), when Santiago changes clocks: Santiago is the same time as New York.
From Sunday, September 5, 2027 at 1:00 AM (Santiago time), when Santiago changes clocks: Santiago is 1 hour ahead of New York.

Each of those windows is opened by one city's change and closed by the other's. The first, from March 14, 2027 to April 3, 2027 (Santiago dates), opens when New York's clocks go forward and closes 21 days later when Santiago's go back. In between, both cities are on daylight time, so Santiago is 1 hour ahead of New York against 2 hours ahead before it and zero after it. New York is the first to move in every window, and the longest of them lasts 21 days.

Santiago and Tokyo

As of September 2026, Santiago is 12 hours behind Tokyo. Santiago changes its clocks for daylight saving and Tokyo does not. Each Santiago transition therefore moves the gap by the full size of that shift, and nothing ever moves it back except the next Santiago transition. The gap changes twice in the coming twelve months, always on Santiago's dates — Tokyo's calendar plays no part.

From Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 11:00 PM (Santiago time), when Santiago changes clocks: Santiago is 13 hours behind Tokyo.
From Sunday, September 5, 2027 at 1:00 AM (Santiago time), when Santiago changes clocks: Santiago is 12 hours behind Tokyo.

Ranked by how many of the 365 scanned days each gap spends at its most common value, from Santiago's point of view: Tokyo 211 (12 hours behind), London 154 (5 hours behind), and New York 154 (zero).

Working hours that overlap

Assume a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working day in Santiago and the same in each reference city. The overlap is then a plain consequence of the gap, and it changes whenever the gap does — so where a pair takes more than one gap during the year, both readings are given. As of September 2026:

London: 4 hours — 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Santiago, which is 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in London. When Santiago is 3 hours behind London — at other times of the year — the overlap is 5 hours — 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Santiago, which is 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in London. When Santiago is 5 hours behind London — at other times of the year — the overlap is 3 hours — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Santiago, which is 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in London.
New York: 7 hours — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santiago, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in New York. When Santiago is 2 hours ahead of New York — at other times of the year — the overlap is 6 hours — 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santiago, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in New York. When Santiago is the same time as New York — at other times of the year — the overlap is 8 hours — 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santiago, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York.
Tokyo: none at any gap the pair takes during the year — a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM day in Santiago never meets a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM day in Tokyo.

The 9-to-5 window is a convention, not a fact about anyone's hours. The Meeting Planner takes each participant's actual working hours and evaluates the overlap for the specific date, so a slot chosen in one season is still checked against the other side's clock in the next.

Santiago time — frequently asked questions

What time zone is Santiago in?

Santiago uses the IANA time zone America/Santiago. Its standard offset is UTC−4, moving to UTC−3 while daylight saving time is active.

Does Santiago observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The offset is UTC−3 in January and UTC−4 in July. As of September 2026, daylight saving is in effect and the offset is UTC−3.

When do the clocks next change in Santiago?

As of September 2026, the next scheduled change is: clocks go back 1 hour on Saturday, April 3, 2027 (local date), moving the offset from UTC−3 to UTC−4.

How does Santiago time compare with UTC, London, and New York?

As of September 2026, Santiago is on UTC−3 and 4 hours behind London and 1 hour ahead of New York. These differences shift whenever either side changes its clocks for daylight saving.

How far ahead of or behind New York is Santiago over the year?

As of September 2026, Santiago is 1 hour ahead of New York. Over the coming twelve months the difference ranges from the same time to 2 hours ahead, changing 4 times, because both cities change their clocks, but not at the same instants. The dates of each change are listed on this page under "Santiago and New York".

Why does a standing meeting between Santiago and London move by 1 hour during the year?

It moves more often than that in this pairing. Both Santiago and London change their clocks, but not at the same instants, so the difference changes 4 times in the coming twelve months. Between one city's transition and the other's, a meeting sits 1 hour away from its usual slot on one side; the briefest such window in the coming year lasts 7 days. The exact instants are listed on this page under "Santiago and London".

Business-hours overlap

When it is 9:00 AM in Santiago (as of September 2026), it is 1:00 PM in London, 8:00 AM in New York, and 9:00 PM in Tokyo. These readings shift when any of the cities changes its clocks — the Meeting Planner computes the overlap for your exact date.

Convert a time for Santiago

Planning a call or a deadline? Use the Time Zone Converter to translate any date and time to or from Santiago — DST-correct for that exact date — or line up working hours side by side in the Meeting Planner. For the corridors people search for by abbreviation — IST to EST, IST to PST, IST to GMT and the rest — the zone-to-zone converter pages explain, pair by pair, whether the gap moves during the year and when.

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