Time now in Chicago, Illinois , United States
UTC-06:00 • America/Chicago (CST)
Your device clock is 611ms ahead of the detected local time (America/Chicago, UTC-06:00).
21:57:43
Your time zone is America/New_York, and is 1 hour ahead of UTC-06:00.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, week 45
Time in Chicago
in Chicago, the time zone is America/Chicago (UTC-06:00). The current local time shown above is synchronized with official atomic time sources.
Daylight saving time is not 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-06:00.
- Does Chicago observe daylight saving time?
- Not at the moment. The current offset in Chicago is UTC-06:00.
- What is the population of Chicago?
- Chicago has an estimated population of 2,746,388.
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City details
Country
United States
State
Illinois
Lat/Long
41.8500, -87.6501
Time Zone
America/Chicago (
UTC-06:00
)
Country Code
US
Population
2,746,388
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Day length
10 hours 12 minutes