Chile · CLT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Valparaíso, Chile runs on UTC−3. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−4 in winter, UTC−3 in summer. Next change: 5 Apr. There is a 1-hour difference between Valparaíso 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 Valparaíso lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Valparaíso 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 Valparaíso lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Valparaíso 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 Valparaíso.
Practical Info
Valparaíso (Chile) is home to roughly 980K people. Today brings about 10.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:42, sunset at 17:48. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−4 in winter, UTC−3 in summer. Next change: 5 Apr. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 33° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Chile
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
Time Zone
CLT · America/Santiago
Coordinates
33.05°S, 71.62°W
Currency
CLP ($)
Calling Code
+56
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Valparaíso built around *30 ascensores*** from the 1880s to climb its hills; roughly half survive and several still run, some at gradients over 40 degrees. The oldest dates from 1883.
The clock: Chile observes daylight saving, and its clock changes are set by decree rather than fixed law — the dates have moved several times in the last decade.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap