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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 14, 2026 = 9:00 am09:00 CLST (UTC-3), Oct 14, 2026

CDT is 2 hours behind CLST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CT is 1 hour behind CLT, CT is 2 hours behind CLST, or CT is 3 hours behind CLST.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in CLT, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in CLST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in CLST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in CLT, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in CLST, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in CLST.

Compare CT 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-3pm09:00-15:00 in CDT which corresponds to 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 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 Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Time (CT)
CT all year CT part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra 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.

Map of the areas on Chile Standard Time (CLT)
CLT part of the year

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).

123456789101112End: 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. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of September.

123456789101112Start: 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

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CLT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for CLT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time