Time now in Chicago, Illinois , United States
UTC-05:00 • America/Chicago (CDT)
Your device clock is 192ms behind of the detected local time (America/Chicago, UTC-05:00). Time reference obtained from NIST NTP servers with an accuracy of ±0.021 seconds.
21:19:05
Your time zone is America/New_York, and is 1 hour ahead of UTC-05:00.
Monday, September 21, 2026, week 39
Time in Chicago
in Chicago, the time zone is America/Chicago (UTC-05:00). The current local time shown above is synchronized with official atomic time sources.
Daylight saving time is currently in effect in Chicago.
Frequently asked questions
- What time is it in Chicago right now?
- The current time in Chicago is shown by the clock at the top of this page, synchronized with official atomic time sources (NIST).
- What time zone is Chicago in?
- Chicago uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently UTC-05:00.
- Does Chicago observe daylight saving time?
- Yes, clocks in Chicago are currently in daylight saving time.
- What is the population of Chicago?
- Chicago has an estimated population of 2,746,388.
Time difference from Chicago
- Los Angeles -2 hours
- Toronto +1 hour
- São Paulo +2 hours
- Lagos +6 hours
- London +6 hours
- Johannesburg +7 hours
- Paris +7 hours
- Zürich +7 hours
- Cairo +8 hours
- Istanbul +8 hours
- Moscow +8 hours
- Dubai +9 hours
- Mumbai +10.5 hours
- Beijing +13 hours
- Singapore +13 hours
- Seoul +14 hours
- Tokyo +14 hours
- Sydney +15 hours
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City details
Country
United States
State
Illinois
Lat/Long
41.8500, -87.6501
Time Zone
America/Chicago (
UTC-05:00
)
Country Code
US
Population
2,746,388
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
6:51 PM
Day length
12 hours 15 minutes