Time in Chile

[2][3] However, the annual time change was reinstated in 2016 after feedback from the public about an increase in truancy during the winter months,[4] complaints about older computers and other electronic devices not using the right time zone, and fruit growers reporting a 15% loss in productivity.

The official time on the mainland is now UTC−03:00, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region is UTC−03:00, and on Easter Island is UTC−05:00.

On March 1, 1894, the first official time signal operates in Valparaiso at -4 hours, 46 minutes and 34 seconds with respect to GMT, as UTC did not exist.

The official time moves forward 60 minutes during this period and goes back in April.