Time in Santiago de los Caballeros now

12:07PMAST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ASTUTC−4+1 h vs New York (you)America/Santo_Domingo

No clock changes: Santiago de los Caballeros stays on AST (UTC−4) all year.

Clock rules in Santiago de los Caballeros

Santiago de los Caballeros keeps AST (UTC−4) all year, the time of all of the Dominican Republic.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 1973.

Local mean solar time at 70.69° W is UTC−4:43, so the clock runs 43 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:43 PM. That is 3 min later than in Santo Domingo, on the same clock.

Santiago de los Caballeros has kept the same clocks as Santo Domingo since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the America/Santo_Domingo page.

Time difference from Santiago de los Caballeros

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Santiago de los Caballeros	January	July
Santo Domingo	Capital · 140 km	12:07 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Port-au-Prince	Nearest capitals abroad · 200 km	11:07 AM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
Cockburn Town	Nearest capitals abroad · 230 km	11:07 AM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
San Juan	Nearest capitals abroad · 490 km	12:07 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
New York City	World cities	11:07 AM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
Los Angeles	World cities	8:07 AM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h	−4 h	−3 h
London	World cities	4:07 PM Tue, Nov 3	+4 h	+4 h	+5 h
Berlin	World cities	5:07 PM Tue, Nov 3	+5 h	+5 h	+6 h
Dubai	World cities	8:07 PM Tue, Nov 3	+8 h	+8 h	+8 h

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Places near Santiago de los Caballeros

Place	Distance	Clock vs Santiago de los Caballeros
La Vega	31 km south-east	same clock
Puerto Plata	38 km north	same clock
San Francisco de Macorís	49 km east	same clock
Santo Domingo Oeste	128 km south-east	same clock
San Cristóbal	130 km south-east	same clock
Bella Vista	136 km south-east	same clock
Santo Domingo	137 km south-east	same clock
Santo Domingo Este	139 km south-east	same clock
Port-au-Prince HT	200 km south-west	1 h behind in January, same time in July
Kingston JM	663 km west	1 h behind
Havana CU	1,278 km west	same clock

Santiago de los Caballeros at a glance

CountryDominican Republic
Population1,200,000
Coordinates19.45° N, 70.69° W
Elevation209 m
Time zone IDAmerica/Santo_Domingo
Standard timeAST (UTC−4)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+1-809 and 1-829

Questions

What time zone is Santiago de los Caballeros in?

Santiago de los Caballeros keeps AST (UTC−4) all year, the time of all of the Dominican Republic. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Santo_Domingo.

Does Santiago de los Caballeros change its clocks?

No. Santiago de los Caballeros does not change its clocks under the current rules. It last used daylight saving time in 1973, after 4 years with summer time since 1970.

What is the time difference between Santiago de los Caballeros and New York?

Santiago de los Caballeros is 1 hour ahead of New York in January and the same time as New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Santiago de los Caballeros does not.