Convert Chile Standard Time to Central Standard Time
Instantly convert Chile Standard Time (CLT) to Central Standard Time (CST) with our free online calculator.
Chile Standard Time
01:20:54 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (CLT)
Central Standard Time
11:20:54 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (CST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CLT | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
How to Convert Chile Standard Time to Central Standard Time
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To convert Chile Standard Time (CLT) to Central Standard Time (CST): Convert CLT to CST
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 Standard Time (CST)
Central Standard Time (CST, IANA: America/Chicago, America/Mexico_City) is the time zone for the US Central region, central Mexico, and most of Central America, set at UTC-6:00. CST is the most populous US time zone by area covered and serves the Chicago-Dallas-Houston-Minneapolis corridor of ~80 million people across CST states (Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee western, Kansas eastern, Nebraska eastern, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky western, Indiana western, Michigan UP, Florida panhandle) plus Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey since 2022 DST abolition), Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize. CST observes DST (switching to CDT = UTC-5:00) per Energy Policy Act 2005 — except for Mexico nationally, which abolished DST in 2022 except for border zones aligning with US DST. CST affects: NYSE close at 15:00 CST, CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) commodity futures pit/electronic hours, Texas Medical Center coordinated patient handoffs.