Chicago time zone

Timezone UTC/GMT offsetUTC-5

Current time11:56

Timezone abbreviation
CDT
Standard (winter) time
UTC-6 · CST
Timezone name
America/Chicago

Daylight saving time (summer time) is currently in effect

Chicago: clock changes in 2026

  1. 8Mar

    Switch to summer time

    Sun, 02:00 → 03:00 · one hour forward · UTC-5

  2. 1Nov

    Switch to standard (winter) time in 18 days

    Sun, 02:00 → 01:00 · one hour back · UTC-6

Next switch to summer time: March 14, 2027

Other cities in the UTC-6 / CST timezone

In summer: UTC-5 / CDT