Chile · UTC−3
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Punta Arenas, Chile runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Punta Arenas and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Punta Arenas lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Punta Arenas and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Punta Arenas lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Punta Arenas and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Punta Arenas.
Practical Info
Punta Arenas (Chile) is home to roughly 130K people. Today brings about 7.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 10:00, sunset at 17:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 53° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Chile
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
Time Zone
UTC−3 · America/Punta_Arenas
Coordinates
53.16°S, 70.91°W
Currency
CLP ($)
Calling Code
+56
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Punta Arenas boomed as the coaling and supply stop for every ship rounding South America — until the Panama Canal opened in 1914 and the traffic vanished almost overnight.
The clock: the Magallanes region keeps UTC−3 year-round, an hour ahead of the rest of Chile in winter — the only part of the country that does not change its clocks.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap