COT to CLT Converter
Colombia and Chile are co-founders of the Pacific Alliance trade bloc, and this pairing sees heavy use between the Bogotá and Santiago financial centers for cross-border investment, commodity trading, and logistics coordination. The offset shifts between 1 and 2 hours depending on Chile's Southern Hemisphere DST cycle (CLST, UTC−3), while Colombia remains fixed at UTC−5 year-round, a variation worth tracking for recurring meeting series.
Time Zone Converter
Compare Times
| COT | CLT |
|---|
Morning
| COT | CLT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM COT | 1:00 AM CLT |
| 1:00 AM COT | 2:00 AM CLT |
| 2:00 AM COT | 3:00 AM CLT |
| 3:00 AM COT | 4:00 AM CLT |
| 4:00 AM COT | 5:00 AM CLT |
| 5:00 AM COT | 6:00 AM CLT |
| 6:00 AM COT | 7:00 AM CLT |
| 7:00 AM COT | 8:00 AM CLT |
| 8:00 AM COT | 9:00 AM CLT |
| 9:00 AM COT | 10:00 AM CLT |
| 10:00 AM COT | 11:00 AM CLT |
| 11:00 AM COT | 12:00 PM CLT |
Afternoon
| COT | CLT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM COT | 1:00 PM CLT |
| 1:00 PM COT | 2:00 PM CLT |
| 2:00 PM COT | 3:00 PM CLT |
| 3:00 PM COT | 4:00 PM CLT |
| 4:00 PM COT | 5:00 PM CLT |
Evening
| COT | CLT |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM COT | 6:00 PM CLT |
| 6:00 PM COT | 7:00 PM CLT |
| 7:00 PM COT | 8:00 PM CLT |
| 8:00 PM COT | 9:00 PM CLT |
| 9:00 PM COT | 10:00 PM CLT |
| 10:00 PM COT | 11:00 PM CLT |
| 11:00 PM COT | 12:00 AM CLT |
Common Time Conversions
EST · New York →
CST · Chicago →
MST · Denver →
PST · Los Angeles →
AKST · Anchorage →
HST · Honolulu →
UTC · Universal →
GMT · London →
IST · New Delhi →
CET · Paris →
How Time Zone Conversion Works
Time zone conversion works by comparing the UTC offset of one location to another. Every city or region is measured relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which acts as the global reference point for civil time.
CLT is 1 hour ahead of COT (standard time).
Daylight Saving Time: CLT observes DST; COT does not. The offset between them shifts by 1 hour twice a year — in spring and autumn — when CLT changes its clocks.
Best Meeting Times: COT & CLT
COT
09:00–16:00
Colombia Time
CLT
10:00–17:00
Chile Time
Recommended time: 12:30 COT / 13:30 CLT
DST schedule for 2026
Current-year daylight saving start and end dates for the selected zones.
COT · Colombia Time
Standard offset −05:00
Colombia Time remains on a constant standard offset for the year.
Colombia does not observe DST.
CLT · Chile Time
Standard offset −04:00
- Starts
- Sep 6, 2026 · 00:00 → 01:00
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- Ends
- Apr 4, 2026 · 24:00 → 23:00
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- Daylight time
- CLST · −03:00
Continental Chile observes DST (CLT UTC−4 ↔ CLST UTC−3). Magallanes and Aysén regions remain on UTC−3 year-round (America/Punta_Arenas). Easter Island uses a separate offset (UTC−6 standard / UTC−5 summer). Chile's DST transitions occur at midnight local time (not 02:00 as in North America/Europe). When CLST is active, mainland Chile and Argentina are on the same clock time (UTC−3).
Principal Cities
COT — Colombia Time
- BogotáColombia
- MedellínColombia
- CaliColombia
- BarranquillaColombia
CLT — Chile Time
- SantiagoChile
- ValparaísoChile
- ConcepciónChile
- AntofagastaChile