Chicago time zone
Central Time
Central Standard Time (CST)
IANA: America/Chicago · UTC−6
Daylight saving time in Chicago
Not in effect now
Next change: Sun 14 Mar, clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
Sunrise and sunset in Chicago today
Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 16:38
Daylight 10h 08m · Solar noon 11:34
Where Chicago is
Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
41.8500° N, 87.6500° W · pop. 2,664,452
What time zone is Chicago in?
Clocks in Chicago run on Central Time (CST, UTC−6); software knows the zone as America/Chicago.
Does Chicago observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Chicago is on standard time now. The next changes:
- Sunday 14 March 2027: clocks go forward at 02:00 to 03:00 (CST → CDT)
- Sunday 7 November 2027: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (CDT → CST)