🇺🇸 Illinois, United States of America
Current local time in Chicago
--:--America/Chicago · CDT · UTC-05:00
5h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Chicago (CDT)
UTC offset
UTC-05:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-06:00
Daylight
06:26 19:08 12h 43m
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Time difference from Chicago
Other cities in America/Chicago
Cities near Chicago
Chicago time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Chicago in?
- Chicago uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-05:00).
- Does Chicago observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Chicago is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Chicago and UTC?
- Chicago is UTC-05:00, so local time is -05:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Times shown are calculated from your device clock and the IANA time zone database.