Costa Rica
Time now in Santiago
Sunrise 05:29Sunset 05:53Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
4,535
Sunrise
05:29
Sunset
05:53
Day length
12h 24m
Coordinates
10.04, -84.53
Time difference from Santiago
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Santiago right now.
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About the time in Santiago
Clocks in Santiago stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Costa Rica.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Santiago day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
The zone identifier America/Costa_Rica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Costa_Rica keeps pointing at Costa Rica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santiago
- What are normal business hours in Santiago in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Santiago runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Santiago right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santiago, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- When do the sun rise and set in Santiago today?
- Sunrise is at 05:29 and sunset at 05:53, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Santiago in?
- Santiago uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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