Chicago Timezone
Chicago: Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer). US daylight saving applies.
Chicago, Illinois, keeps Central Time. A mid-June morning starts near 5:15 a.m.; the live reading is CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer.
Chicago is the usual Central Time reference: one hour behind New York whenever both sides are on standard time or both are on daylight time.
When it is noon in Chicago it is 1 p.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Chicago it is 6 p.m. in London all year.
Chicago sits close to the Central Time meridian (90°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.
Sunrise and sunset in Chicago
A typical mid-January day in Chicago has sunrise around 7:16 a.m. and sunset around 4:44 p.m. (9 h 27 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:15 a.m.–8:28 p.m. (15 h 12 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:16 a.m. | 4:44 p.m. | 9 h 27 m |
| February | 6:48 a.m. | 5:23 p.m. | 10 h 35 m |
| March | 7:04 a.m. | 6:57 p.m. | 11 h 52 m |
| April | 6:12 a.m. | 7:31 p.m. | 13 h 19 m |
| May | 5:32 a.m. | 8:04 p.m. | 14 h 32 m |
| June | 5:15 a.m. | 8:28 p.m. | 15 h 12 m |
| July | 5:29 a.m. | 8:25 p.m. | 14 h 57 m |
| August | 5:59 a.m. | 7:53 p.m. | 13 h 54 m |
| September | 6:31 a.m. | 7:03 p.m. | 12 h 32 m |
| October | 7:03 a.m. | 6:11 p.m. | 11 h 09 m |
| November | 6:40 a.m. | 4:31 p.m. | 9 h 51 m |
| December | 7:11 a.m. | 4:21 p.m. | 9 h 09 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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