CURRENT LOCAL TIME · America/Chicago

Current time in Chicago

See the current time and date in Chicago with its Central Time offset and next clock change.

Chicago08:44

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

CDTUTC-05:00Daylight time

Local dateWednesday, July 15, 2026

Time zoneCentral Daylight TimeAmerica/Chicago

UTC offsetUTC-05:00

Next clock changeSunday, November 1, 202601:00

CURRENT DIFFERENCE

Chicago ↔ London

Chicago is 6 hours behind London.Chicago uses Central Time, normally one hour behind New York and two hours ahead of Los Angeles.

DAYLIGHT SAVING

Chicago observes daylight saving time and changes between CST and CDT each year.

24-HOUR COMPARISON

Today’s local date · two-hour intervals

00:00Chicago06:00London

02:00Chicago08:00London

04:00Chicago10:00London

06:00Chicago12:00London

08:00Chicago14:00London

10:00Chicago16:00London

12:00Chicago18:00London

14:00Chicago20:00London

16:00Chicago22:00London

18:00Chicago00:00London

20:00Chicago02:00London

22:00Chicago04:00London

WORK & CALL WINDOW

Based on a general 09:00–18:00 day; personal schedules and holidays are not included.

Chicago 09:0015:00LondonChicago 12:0018:00LondonChicago 18:0000:00London