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Convert Chile Standard Time to Central Daylight Time

Instantly convert Chile Standard Time (CLT) to Central Daylight Time (CDT) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

Chile Standard Time

01:20:54 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (CLT)

Central Daylight Time

12:20:54 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (CDT)

CDT is -1 hours from CLT

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CLT

24-Hour Comparison

CLTCDT
12:00 AM11:00 PM(-1d)
1:00 AM12:00 AM
2:00 AM1:00 AM
3:00 AM2:00 AM
4:00 AM3:00 AM
5:00 AM4:00 AM
6:00 AM5:00 AM
7:00 AM6:00 AM
8:00 AM7:00 AM
9:00 AM8:00 AM
10:00 AM9:00 AM
11:00 AM10:00 AM
12:00 PM11:00 AM
1:00 PM12:00 PM
2:00 PM1:00 PM
3:00 PM2:00 PM
4:00 PM3:00 PM
5:00 PM4:00 PM
6:00 PM5:00 PM
7:00 PM6:00 PM
8:00 PM7:00 PM
9:00 PM8:00 PM
10:00 PM9:00 PM
11:00 PM10:00 PM

How to Convert Chile Standard Time to Central Daylight Time

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To convert Chile Standard Time (CLT) to Central Daylight Time (CDT): Convert CLT to CDT

About Chile Standard Time (CLT)

Chile Standard Time (CLT, IANA: America/Santiago) is the official civil time of most of Chile, set at UTC-4:00. CLT is observed during the Southern Hemisphere winter (April to September) and Chile switches to Chile Summer Time (CLST = UTC-3:00) during the Southern Hemisphere summer (September to April) per Decreto 1.444 of 2021. Chile's DST window is opposite the Northern Hemisphere DST window because the seasons are reversed. CLT serves approximately 19 million people across Chile's 16 regions. Major cities: Santiago de Chile (5.6M city, 7M metro — capital), Valparaíso (300K), Concepción (220K), Antofagasta (390K), Temuco (290K). The Easter Island (Isla de Pascua / Rapa Nui) territory in the South Pacific uses Easter Island Standard Time (EAST = UTC-6:00) separately, switching to EASST = UTC-5:00 in summer. Magallanes region in southern Chile stays on UTC-3:00 year-round (no DST). CLT affects: Santiago Stock Exchange BCS trading, Codelco copper-mining shift coordination, and ALMA Observatory astronomical-observation scheduling in the Atacama desert.

About Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Central Daylight Time (CDT, IANA: America/Chicago during DST window) is the summer-time variant of CST, set at UTC-5:00 — observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November per the US Energy Policy Act of 2005. CDT shares the same UTC offset as Eastern Standard Time (EST), so during winter months Chicago/Dallas are one hour behind New York/Atlanta, but during summer months Chicago/Dallas are still one hour behind because both regions advance equally for DST. The 'spring forward / fall back' transition affects an estimated 311 million US residents annually per Census data. CDT is used in 16 US states partially or fully (Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota) and parts of Canada (Manitoba, western Ontario, Saskatchewan partial — Saskatchewan stays on CST year-round, an exception). Affects MLB season game scheduling, CME / CBOT commodity trading hours, and US-Canada-Mexico USMCA cross-border supply-chain handoffs.

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