This month of May has been the coldest in at least the last 80 years in Santiago, which has caused thousands of people to leave their homes warmer than usual.
The above is striking, considering that we are still in autumn. This is why some have wondered if it will be long before warmer temperatures and the new time change return.
All about Time Change
It should be remembered that the Saturday September 7 It will be the new time change, which will end winter time and begin summer time (UTC-3).
Do clocks go forward or slow with the time change?
Next Saturday, September 7, when the time changes and summer time begins, The clocks must be advanced by one hour.
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This means that when it is the night of Saturday the 7th and it becomes 00:00 on Sunday the 8th, the clocks must be moved forward 60 minutes and It will now be 01:00 hours.
With this, during that night from Saturday to Sunday you could say that we will “lose” an houralthough the next day we will immediately notice that it will dawn later and night will fall an hour later than usual.
In which regions should the time not be changed?
Time changes in Chile apply throughout the national territory (including Easter Island and Juan Fernández), with the exception of region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica.
This area always maintains the same time throughout the year since 2017, so remains fixed with daylight saving time (UTC-3).
Since when does the time change in Chile?
The objective of changing Chile time is make better use of daylight hours and thus save energy consumption. In fact, it is a very old measure that has been implemented in Chile since 1968.
It should be remembered that, according to presidential decree 224, time changes They will continue to apply at least until April 2026date on which it must be defined whether the same formula is maintained or not.
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