Santiago to Houston, TX: time difference
Houston, TX is 2 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 23:02 11:02 PM Houston, TX 21:02 9:02 PM You –:–
23:02 11:02 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 19:51
21:02 9:02 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:59
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−2 h
Houston, TX is 2 h behind Santiago.
When you, Santiago and Houston, TX 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
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇱 Santiago | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:02 | 21:02 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santiago | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 19:51 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 6,139,087 | 2,304,580 |
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Santiago and Houston, TX: common questions
How far behind Santiago is Houston, TX?
Houston is 2 hours behind Santiago: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santiago, what time is it in Houston, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Santiago, clocks in Houston show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santiago, what time is it in Houston, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Santiago, clocks in Houston show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Santiago and in Houston, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santiago, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Houston.
When is it still the previous day in Houston, TX?
Until 2:00 AM in Santiago it is still the previous day in Houston. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Houston it is already the next day in Santiago.
Does the time difference between Santiago and Houston, TX, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From November 1, 2026, Houston will be 3 hours behind Santiago.
