Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA
1:08 PM
Saturday, Oct 31, 2026
Daytime
- Time zone
- Central Time (CDT)
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- IANA zone
America/Chicago- Coordinates
- 41.88° N, 87.63° W
- Daylight saving time
- In effect (ends Nov 1, 2026)
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Chicago, Illinois keeps Central Time, the IANA zone America/Chicago. Its standard offset is UTC−6. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 8 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, both at 2:00 a.m. local time. 34 other cities on this site share the same zone.
The time on this page comes from your own device’s time zone database, the same source your phone uses, so it updates by itself through daylight saving changes. Times are not fetched from a server. See data sources for how the map and the city list are built.
Chicago vs. the six US time zones
| Zone | Time now | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Time | 2:08 PM | 1 hour ahead |
| Central Time | 1:08 PM | Same time |
| Mountain Time | 12:08 PM | 1 hour behind |
| Pacific Time | 11:08 AM | 2 hours behind |
| Alaska Time | 10:08 AM | 3 hours behind |
| Hawaii–Aleutian Time | 8:08 AM | 5 hours behind |
Nearby cities
- Milwaukee, WI 81 mi · same zone
- Grand Rapids, MI 125 mi · Eastern Time
- Fort Wayne, IN 140 mi · Eastern Time
- Indianapolis, IN 165 mi · Eastern Time
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