Meeting time

Best time to meet: Santiago and San Diego

Santiago is 5 hours ahead of San Diego right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Santiago, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in San Diego. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Santiago (10 AM in San Diego).

Tue 1:00 PMSantiago · Chile Summer TimeTue 8:00 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Santiago time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SantiagoSan Diego
6 AM1 AMBoth off
7 AM2 AMBoth off
8 AM3 AMBoth off
9 AM4 AMSantiago at work
10 AM5 AMSantiago at work
11 AM6 AMSantiago at work
12 PM7 AMSantiago at work
1 PM8 AMSantiago at work
2 PM9 AMBoth at work
3 PM10 AMEasiest time
4 PM11 AMBoth at work
5 PM12 PMSan Diego at work
6 PM1 PMSan Diego at work
7 PM2 PMSan Diego at work
8 PM3 PMSan Diego at work
9 PM4 PMSan Diego at work
10 PM5 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesSantiago isBoth at work (Santiago time)Easiest (Santiago / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 20275 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 3, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward		4 hours ahead1 PM–5 PM (4 hours)2 PM / 10 AM
April 3, 2027 to September 5, 2027
clocks in Santiago go back		3 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM
September 5, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Santiago go forward		4 hours ahead1 PM–5 PM (4 hours)2 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back		5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM

San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Santiago?
4 AM in San Diego, while Santiago is 5 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Santiago and San Diego?
3 PM in Santiago, which is 10 AM in San Diego. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Santiago time.
Does the time difference between Santiago and San Diego change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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