Time zone meeting planner
Meeting times between Chicago and other major cities
Compare Chicago (America/Chicago) with 20 major business hubs: time differences, best meeting windows, clock changes and public holidays.
Open the free plannerThe Chicago time zone
Chicago moves between UTC-6 and UTC-5 across the year. Chicago changes clocks — 2026: 8 March and 1 November; 2027: 14 March and 7 November. Any city pairing below that involves a fixed-offset city will shift by an hour on those dates.
Upcoming public holidays in United States
- 12 October — Columbus Day
- 11 November — Veterans Day
- 26 November — Thanksgiving Day
- 25 December — Christmas Day
- 1 January 2027 — New Year's Day
Country-level public calendars only — regional observances and company shutdowns are not included.
Chicago paired with
- Chicago and New York — New York is 1 h ahead
- Chicago and Los Angeles — Los Angeles is 2 h behind
- Chicago and Toronto — Toronto is 1 h ahead
- Chicago and Mexico City — Mexico City is 1 h behind
- Chicago and São Paulo — São Paulo is 2 h ahead
- Chicago and London — London is 6 h ahead
- Chicago and Paris — Paris is 7 h ahead
- Chicago and Berlin — Berlin is 7 h ahead
- Chicago and Madrid — Madrid is 7 h ahead
- Chicago and Amsterdam — Amsterdam is 7 h ahead
- Chicago and Dubai — Dubai is 9 h ahead
- Chicago and Johannesburg — Johannesburg is 7 h ahead
- Chicago and Mumbai — Mumbai is 10.5 h ahead
- Chicago and Singapore — Singapore is 13 h ahead
- Chicago and Hong Kong — Hong Kong is 13 h ahead
- Chicago and Tokyo — Tokyo is 14 h ahead
- Chicago and Seoul — Seoul is 14 h ahead
- Chicago and Jakarta — Jakarta is 12 h ahead
- Chicago and Sydney — Sydney is 15 h ahead
- Chicago and Auckland — Auckland is 17 h ahead