Time in Chicago
Chicago is currently on UTC-05:00 (America/Chicago).
Chicago observes daylight saving time. Clocks next go back on 1 Nov, moving from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00.
Chicago is 7 hours behind Paris.
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How Chicago lines up with other cities
Each city below is one Chicago keeps hours with — the current difference, how it shifts across the year, and where the working days overlap.
Paris 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Paris for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Paris change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
London 6 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 6 hours behind London for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Chicago and London change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Berlin 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Berlin for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Berlin change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Cairo 8 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 8 hours behind Cairo for most of the year. For 49 days — 8 Mar – 23 Apr; 30 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Chicago and Cairo change their clocks on different dates.
49 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Tel Aviv 8 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 8 hours behind Tel Aviv for most of the year. For 26 days — 8 Mar – 26 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Chicago and Tel Aviv change their clocks on different dates.
26 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Amsterdam 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Amsterdam for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Amsterdam change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Madrid 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Madrid for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Madrid change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Rome 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Rome for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Rome change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Athens 8 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 8 hours behind Athens for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Chicago and Athens change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Helsinki 8 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 8 hours behind Helsinki for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Chicago and Helsinki change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Kyiv 8 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 8 hours behind Kyiv for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Chicago and Kyiv change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Barcelona 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Barcelona for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Barcelona change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Brussels 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Brussels for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Brussels change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Frankfurt 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Frankfurt for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Frankfurt change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Milan 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Milan for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Milan change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Stockholm 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Stockholm for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Stockholm change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Vienna 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Vienna for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Vienna change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Warsaw 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Warsaw for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Warsaw change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Zurich 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Zurich for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Zurich change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Copenhagen 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Copenhagen for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Copenhagen change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Oslo 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Oslo for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Oslo change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Prague 7 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 7 hours behind Prague for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Chicago and Prague change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Dublin 6 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 6 hours behind Dublin for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Chicago and Dublin change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Lisbon 6 hours behind dominant
Chicago is 6 hours behind Lisbon for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Chicago and Lisbon change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Dubai 9 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Chicago is 9 hours behind Dubai. For the rest of the year Chicago is 10 hours behind Dubai, because Dubai does not observe daylight saving time.