Current time in La Serena
Thursday, 16 July 2026
La Serena, Chile · America/Santiago · UTC-04:00
Time-zone identity for La Serena
- IANA zone
America/Santiago- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-4
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
La Serena is currently 4 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in La Serena
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in La Serena
Conditions near La Serena and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Light rain
- Feels like
- 9°C
- Humidity
- 86%
- Wind
- 5.4 km/h N
- Recent precipitation
- 1.5 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby11°C to 16°C87% chance of precipitationWind up to 23.8 km/h
- Light rain shower14°C to 18°C87% chance of precipitationWind up to 17.6 km/h
- Light rain shower12°C to 16°C88% chance of precipitationWind up to 31.3 km/h
Forecast valid from 22:30 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T02:48:47.306Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T03:03:47.306Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for La Serena
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Santiago, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
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Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in La Serena
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Santiago local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Civil twilight
- 07:13–18:30
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:26
- Moonset
- 20:48
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Location context
About La Serena
Location details for La Serena in Coquimbo Region, Chile.
- Administrative area
- Coquimbo Region, Chile
- Population
- 154,521
- Coordinates
- 29.9059° S, 71.2501° W. The elevation is 30 metres.
Country context
Chile at a glance
Country information for Chile. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Santiago
- Country codes
- CL · CHL · 152
- Population
- 18,729,160
- Currency
- Chilean Peso (CLP)
- Calling code
- +56
- Languages
- Spanish (Chile)
- Time zones represented
- 3 time zones are used by cities in this directory: America/Coyhaique, America/Punta_Arenas, and America/Santiago.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near La Serena
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from La Serena. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile10 km southwest
America/SantiagoSame local time - VicuñaCoquimbo Region, Chile54 km east
America/SantiagoSame local time - OvalleCoquimbo Region, Chile77 km south
America/SantiagoSame local time - IllapelCoquimbo Region, Chile192 km south
America/SantiagoSame local time - Los VilosCoquimbo Region, Chile224 km south
America/SantiagoSame local time - VallenarAtacama, Chile155 km north
America/SantiagoSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Santiago when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3884373 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T02:48:47.283Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T02:48:47.306Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T02:48:47.304Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.