What time is it in Chanaral, Atacama, Chile
Check the current local time in Chanaral, Atacama, Chile, which sits in the America/Santiago time zone (−3).
Chanaral, Chile
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Santiago
Local time in Chanaral
UTC−3 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Chanaral, Atacama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 1:31 PM Sunset 8:11 PM Daylight 13 h 21 min Night 10 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:25 AM – 8:37 PM
Weather in Chanaral right now
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Chanaral and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 1490000 Chañaral
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 Atacama
- Copiapo 129 280
- Vallenar 44 895
- Caldera 16 150
- Diego de Almagro 13 925
- Tierra Amarilla 12 898
- Huasco 8 977
Other places named Chanaral
Same time zone — America/Santiago
- Santiago Chile
Nearby places
- Chanaral De Aceituna — 7.6 km
- Carrizalillo — 8.4 km
- Agua Dulce — 13.1 km
- Los Loritos — 13.7 km
- Los Lobitos — 15.0 km
- Choros — 18.9 km
Time and daylight in Chanaral
The horizon brightens over Chanaral at 6:50 AM, and the sun sets at 8:11 PM. Daylight runs 13 h 21 min.
The clock in nearby Chanaral De Aceituna and Carrizalillo follows Chanaral.
Postal codes assigned across Chanaral total 1.
Local time in Chanaral is governed by America/Santiago at UTC−3. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Chanaral listed?
- The time zone in Chanaral is listed as America/Santiago, with an offset of −3.
- Does Chanaral switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Chanaral: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Chanaral?
- 6:50 AM.