What is the time difference between Sydney and Santiago?

Santiago is 14 hours behind Sydney. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Santiago from Sydney?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

Does Santiago observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Santiago runs on UTC-4 in winter and UTC-3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-06, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Santiago?

It is 22:00 in Santiago, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Sydney and Santiago use?

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Santiago uses America/Santiago, currently UTC-4. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Sydney time to Santiago time

Santiago is 14 hours behind Sydney right now, so midday in Sydney lands in the late night in Santiago.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Sydney, and what the clock reads in Santiago at that same moment.

Sydney	Santiago
00:00	10:00previous day
01:00	11:00previous day
02:00	12:00previous day
03:00	13:00previous day
04:00	14:00previous day
05:00	15:00previous day
06:00	16:00previous day
07:00	17:00previous day
08:00	18:00previous day
09:00	19:00previous day
10:00	20:00previous day
11:00	21:00previous day
12:00	22:00previous day
13:00	23:00previous day
14:00	00:00
15:00	01:00
16:00	02:00
17:00	03:00
18:00	04:00
19:00	05:00
20:00	06:00
21:00	07:00
22:00	08:00
23:00	09:00

Daylight saving time

Sydney and Santiago both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

Santiago

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-4
Daylight: UTC-3
Next change: 2026-09-06 +60m

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Sydney and one in Santiago do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Sydney 10:00–18:00Santiago 20:00–04:00
Sydney 23:00–08:00Santiago 09:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Sydney	Santiago
IANA zone	Australia/Sydney	America/Santiago
Abbreviation	AEST	UTC-4
Standard offset	UTC+10	UTC-4
Daylight offset	UTC+11	UTC-3
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Australia	Chile

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Santiago?: Santiago is 14 hours behind Sydney. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Santiago from Sydney?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
Does Santiago observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Santiago runs on UTC-4 in winter and UTC-3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-06, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Santiago?: It is 22:00 in Santiago, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Sydney and Santiago use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Santiago uses America/Santiago, currently UTC-4. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.