What Timezone is Chile In?

Main timezone of Chile UTC-04:00

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Chile (UTC-04:00): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Chile spans 2 timezones: UTC-06:00, UTC-04:00.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Chile (UTC-04:00) is 08:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Chile time.

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Time difference between Chile and major cities

City	Standard offset	Chile is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	4 hours behind
New York	UTC-5	1 hour ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	4 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	8 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	9.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	13 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	14 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

Other countries on UTC-04:00

Chile in context

Chile covers 756,102 km², making it the 37th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 27 people per km² ranks 158th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Peru.
With 20,206,953 people, Chile holds about 4.6% of the population of South America.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Monday.
Chile is a member state of the United Nations.

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