§ 01US · North America
Chicago
United States
Chicago sets the pace for US Central Time, UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer. The CME and CBOT make it a global hub for futures trading. It sits one hour behind New York and two ahead of the West Coast — the natural midpoint for nationwide US calls.
Chicago · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC10h 14m of light
Sunrise
12:26 UTC
Solar noon
17:34 UTC
Sunset
22:41 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into America/Chicago.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Day length
- 10h 14m
Conventional business hours
09:00—17:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveNight
+11°C
Cloudy
Feels like
7°
Wind
20 km/h SW
Humidity
84%
Pressure
1,006 mb
UV index · 0Visibility · 15 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC−06:00
- IANA identifier
- America/Chicago
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 8 and back around November 1.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London−6 h
New York−1 h
Tokyo−15 h
Dubai−10 h
Singapore−14 h
Sydney−17 h
Hours are Chicago's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Chicago in?
- Chicago is in the Central Standard Time zone (CST), currently UTC−06:00.
- Does Chicago observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 8 and back around November 1.
- What is Chicago's UTC offset right now?
- Chicago is currently UTC−06:00 (CST).
- What is the time difference between Chicago and London?
- Chicago is 6 hours behind London right now.
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