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World Clock Reference
Chicago is located in United States and uses the CST time zone — UTC-6:00 from UTC.
UTC Offset
UTC-6:00
Time Zone
CST
vs New York
-1h behind
vs London
-6h behind
Observes DST (CDT, UTC-5) from March to November.
Current Standard Offset
UTC-6:00 — CST
Note: Offset may change ±1 hour during DST periods where applicable.
These cities share the CST (UTC-6:00) time zone with Chicago.
How Chicago compares to 10 major global cities.
| City | UTC Offset | Time Zone | vs Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York | UTC-5:00 | EST | 1 hour behind New York |
| 🇬🇧London | UTC+0:00 | GMT | 6 hours behind London |
| 🇫🇷Paris | UTC+1:00 | CET | 7 hours behind Paris |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | UTC+4:00 | GST | 10 hours behind Dubai |
| 🇮🇳Mumbai | UTC+5:30 | IST | 11h 30m behind Mumbai |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | UTC+8:00 | SGT | 14 hours behind Singapore |
| 🇯🇵Tokyo | UTC+9:00 | JST | 15 hours behind Tokyo |
| 🇦🇺Sydney | UTC+11:00 | AEDT | 17 hours behind Sydney |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | UTC-8:00 | PST | 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
| 🇧🇷São Paulo | UTC-3:00 | BRT | 3 hours behind São Paulo |