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Current Local Time - Chicago, Illinois (US)

City Time Zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT)
05:05:04 PM

AM (Ante Meridiem): Latin for "before midday" — from 12:00 midnight (12:00 AM) to 11:59 in the morning (11:59 AM)

PM (Post Meridiem): Latin for "after midday" — runs from 12:00 noon (12:00 PM) to 11:59 at night (11:59 PM)

Today's Date and Day of the Week

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

City Information

City:Chicago
Time Zone:America/Chicago
Region /State:Illinois
Latitude:41.85
Longitude:-87.65
Population:2664452 people

Time Difference

Use our Chicago time converter to check the current time difference between Chicago and your city. Great for planning meetings, travel, or global collaboration.

Your time zone:Europe/Warsaw, Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Time difference:Chicago is 7 hours behind Europe/Warsaw

Your Time Zone:

America/Chicago, Central Daylight Time (CDT)

* Just type in the city you want to check against the time in Chicago. The time difference column will calculate the difference between the two cities

City / Country
Time Difference
Time Zone Details

London

United Kingdom

+6 hours
Later than America/Chicago
Europe/London
British Summer Time (BST)

Chicago

United States

Same time
Same time as America/Chicago
America/Chicago
Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Paris

France

+7 hours
Later than America/Chicago
Europe/Paris
Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Dallas

United States

Same time
Same time as America/Chicago
America/Chicago
Central Daylight Time (CDT)

New York City

United States

+1 hour
Later than America/Chicago
America/New_York
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Toronto

Canada

+1 hour
Later than America/Chicago
America/Toronto
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Las Vegas

United States

-2 hours
Earlier than America/Chicago
America/Los_Angeles
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Phoenix

United States

-2 hours
Earlier than America/Chicago
America/Phoenix
Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Denver

United States

-1 hour
Earlier than America/Chicago
America/Denver
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

Nashville

United States

Same time
Same time as America/Chicago
America/Chicago
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
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Time in Other Cities

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