Calama in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.1639, -68.6295
- Population
- 166 334
- Region
- Antofagasta
- Country
- Chile, South America
- Capital
- Santiago — 1271 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
This page shows the time as it is now in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile, in the America/Santiago time zone (−3).
Calama, Chile
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Santiago
Local time in Calama
UTC−3 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Calama.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 1:20 PM Sunset 7:41 PM Daylight 12 h 40 min Night 11 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 8:03 PM
Weather in Calama right now
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Calama and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 1390000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Antofagasta
- Antofagasta 401 096
- Tocopilla 25 400
- Mejillones 14 084
- Taltal 11 132
- San Pedro De Atacama 10 960
- Maria Elena 7 530
Other places named Calama
- Calama Moxico, Angola
- Calama Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Calama Oruro, Bolivia
- Calama Potosí Department, Bolivia
- Calama Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Same time zone — America/Santiago
- Santiago Chile
Nearby places
- Río Loa — 11.0 km
- Lasana — 11.5 km
- Conchi — 14.5 km
- Chiuchiu — 19.9 km
- Calina — 23.4 km
- Conchi Viejo — 25.4 km
Time and daylight in Calama
Calama is served by a set of 1 postal code.
Calama marks time with America/Santiago at an offset of UTC−3. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:00 AM in Calama and sets at 7:41 PM. Daylight covers 12 h 40 min.
Anyone in Río Loa or Lasana reads the same clock as Calama.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Calama?
- The correct time zone for Calama is America/Santiago, with an offset of −3.
- Are the clocks in Calama adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Calama: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Calama?
- In Calama the sun sets at 7:41 PM.