CDT to CLT Converter
CLT is not used on this date.
This converter uses CLST (UTC−3), as in Santiago.
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 17, 2026 = 9:00 am09:00 CLST (UTC-3), Oct 17, 2026
CDT is 2 hours behind CLST.
CDT and CLT examples
These examples always use CDT (UTC-5) and CLT (UTC-4). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
CDT is 1 hour behind CLT.
How the time difference changes
Depending on seasonal clock changes, CDT is 1 hour behind CLT, CDT is 2 hours behind CLST, or CST is 3 hours behind CLST.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CLT, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CLST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CLST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CLT, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CLST, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CLST.
Compare CDT time with CLT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 2 hours behind Chile Summer Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 9:00 am09:00 in CLST
CDT to CLST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CDT which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CLST
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 Chile Summer Time (CLST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 9:00 am09:00 CLST
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Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Today all shaded areas are on CDT.
Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
Chile Standard Time
Offset: CLT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Chile
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CLT time zone is Santiago in Chile, with about 4.837 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Antofagasta, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Puerto Montt.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−3.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Chile Summer Time (CLST).
End: Chile Standard Time (CLT) ended on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local daylight time instead.
Start: Chile Standard Time (CLT) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 3, 2027, 11:00 pm23:00.
See Chile daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CLT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for CLT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time