Santiago to Charleston, SC: time difference
Charleston, SC is 1 h behind Santiago. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Santiago 08:18 8:18 AM Charleston, SC 07:18 7:18 AM You –:–
08:18 8:18 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 19:58
07:18 7:18 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:44
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−1 h
Charleston, SC is 1 h behind Santiago.
When you, Santiago and Charleston, SC are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇱 Santiago
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Charleston, SC
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇱 Santiago | 🇺🇸 Charleston, SC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:18 | 07:18 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Santiago | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 07:27 |
| Sunset | 19:58 | 18:44 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 6,139,087 | 150,227 |
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Santiago and Charleston, SC: common questions
How many hours behind Santiago is Charleston, SC?
The clocks in Charleston are 1 hour behind those in Santiago (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santiago, what time is it in Charleston, SC?
At 9:00 AM in Santiago, clocks in Charleston show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Charleston, SC, at the end of the working day in Santiago?
The working day in Santiago ends at 6:00 PM; in Charleston it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Charleston, SC, from Santiago?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Santiago – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Charleston – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Charleston, SC?
Until 1:00 AM in Santiago it is still the previous day in Charleston. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Charleston it is already the next day in Santiago.
Is the time difference between Santiago and Charleston, SC, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From November 1, 2026, Charleston will be 2 hours behind Santiago.
