Machine-readable rule source
Exact offsets and transition rows come from the IANA Time Zone Database as exposed by the deployed runtime. IANA publishes tzdb releases when governments change civil-time rules.
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IANA timezone
America/Santiago is the IANA timezone for Chile, currently at UTC-04:00 (CLT). It does not observe daylight saving time; the offset stays the same year-round. The zone covers 4 cities listed below, with live clocks updating every second.
Last updated recently. Offset, DST behavior, and city coverage are refreshed from the live timezone dataset during the page revalidation window.
Current time in CLT
--:--:--America/Santiago · UTC-04:00
Abbreviation
CLT
UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Country
Chile
Timezone planning depth
Timezone policy evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Source-change watch
Exact offsets and transition rows come from the IANA Time Zone Database as exposed by the deployed runtime. IANA publishes tzdb releases when governments change civil-time rules.
Check IANA Time Zone DatabaseChile's rules can change by decree; official notices should be checked near transition seasons.
Check policy sourceYear-round offset behavior
The forward 12-month sweep returned 2 scheduled offset transitions. Cumulative offset movement is +2h. Anchor stored timestamps to the IANA zone, not to a fixed UTC offset.
| Date (local) | Local time | From | To | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2026 | 1:00 AM | UTC-04:00 (GMT-4) | UTC-03:00 (GMT-3) | +1h |
| April 3, 2027 | 11:00 PM | UTC-03:00 (GMT-3) | UTC-04:00 (GMT-4) | -1h |
Offset window
UTC-04:00 (GMT-4)
96 days
Offset window
UTC-03:00 (GMT-3)
210 days
Offset window
UTC-04:00 (GMT-4)
59 days
Primary offset across the window: UTC-03:00 (GMT-3) for about 210 days.
Coverage reference
Country roster
Common abbreviations
Abbreviations rotate with each DST transition — anchor calendar entries to the IANA zone, not an abbreviation.
Peer zones at UTC-04:00 right now
Same-offset peers can drift apart later in the year if their DST rules differ; today's offset match is not a permanent equivalence.
Top cities in America/Santiago (by population)
Meetings can drift when regions change daylight saving time on different weekends. This radar calls out those risk windows.
Reference fields include America/Santiago: IANA zone ID, current offset and abbreviation, DST transition dates, peer zones, country roster, and top cities.
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