CLST to COT Converter
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CLST and COT examples
These examples always use CLST (UTC-3) and COT (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
CLST is 2 hours ahead of COT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, CLST is 2 hours ahead of COT. At other times of the year, CLT is 1 hour ahead of COT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in COT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLT correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in COT.
Compare CLST time with COT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Chile Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of Colombia Time
9:00 am09:00 in CLST is 7:00 am07:00 in COT
CLST to COT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in CLST which corresponds to 9am-3pm in COT
9:00 am09:00 Chile Summer Time (CLST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Colombia Time (COT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 CLST / 7:00 am07:00 COT
| CLST | COT |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 10pm |
| 1am | 11pm |
| 2am | 12am (midnight) |
| 3am | 1am |
| 4am | 2am |
| 5am | 3am |
| 6am | 4am |
| 7am | 5am |
| 8am | 6am |
| 9am | 7am |
| 10am | 8am |
| 11am | 9am |
| 12pm (noon) | 10am |
| 1pm | 11am |
| 2pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 3pm | 1pm |
| 4pm | 2pm |
| 5pm | 3pm |
| 6pm | 4pm |
| 7pm | 5pm |
| 8pm | 6pm |
| 9pm | 7pm |
| 10pm | 8pm |
| 11pm | 9pm |
| 00:00 | 22:00 |
| 01:00 | 23:00 |
| 02:00 | 00:00 |
| 03:00 | 01:00 |
| 04:00 | 02:00 |
| 05:00 | 03:00 |
| 06:00 | 04:00 |
| 07:00 | 05:00 |
| 08:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 07:00 |
| 10:00 | 08:00 |
| 11:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 10:00 |
| 13:00 | 11:00 |
| 14:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 13:00 |
| 16:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 15:00 |
| 18:00 | 16:00 |
| 19:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 19:00 |
| 22:00 | 20:00 |
| 23:00 | 21:00 |
Chile Summer Time
Offset: CLST is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Chile
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CLST time zone is Santiago in Chile, with about 4.837 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Puente Alto, Antofagasta, Vina del Mar, Valparaiso.
Daylight Saving: Chile Summer Time (CLST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Chile Standard Time (CLT).
Start: Chile Summer Time (CLST) started on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 12:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 7, 2025, 1:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of September
End: Chile Summer Time (CLST) ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 12:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 pm local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April
CLST representations, usage and related time zones
- -03 - basic short
- -0300 - basic
- -03:00 - extended
- -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Papa - Military abbreviation for CLST
- P - short form of 'Papa'
- ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
- PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- AMST - Amazon Summer Time
- ART - Argentina Time
- BRT - Brasília time
- CLST - Chile Summer Time
- FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
- GFT - French Guiana Time
- P - Papa Time Zone
- PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
- SRT - Suriname Time
- UYT - Uruguay Time
Colombia Time
Offset: COT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Colombia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the COT time zone is Bogota in Colombia, with about 7.674 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Colombia Time (COT) do not change for daylight saving time, so COT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.
COT 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 COT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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