Current Time in Chicago
United States, United States
About Time in Chicago
Chicago is in the Chicago time zone, with the IANA identifier America/Chicago. The current UTC offset is shown on the live clock above and updates automatically when Chicago enters or leaves Daylight Saving Time.
Major cities sharing Chicago's time zone include Dallas, Houston, San Antonio. Use the converter to translate Chicago times into any other zone, or check the related tools below for sunrise/sunset and prayer times calibrated to this exact location.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -05:00 to -06:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00).
In Chicago, the longest day (June solstice) lasts 15h 14m and the shortest (December solstice) lasts 9h 8m — a 6h 6m seasonal swing in daylight.