Clocks
Time difference: New York City and Chicago
Chicago is 1 hour behind New York City.
New York City, United States UTC-5
00:00:00
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Chicago, United States UTC-6
00:00:00
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Hour by hour
| New York City | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 (previous day) |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
When the difference changes
Daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates in New York City and Chicago, so the gap is not the same all year:
| From | Until | Chicago is |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 8 March 2026 | 1 hour behind New York City |
| 8 March 2026 | 8 March 2026 | 2 hours behind New York City |
| 8 March 2026 | 1 November 2026 | 1 hour behind New York City |
| 1 November 2026 | 1 November 2026 | the same time as New York City |
| 1 November 2026 | 14 March 2027 | 1 hour behind New York City |
| 14 March 2027 | 14 March 2027 | 2 hours behind New York City |
| 14 March 2027 | 7 November 2027 | 1 hour behind New York City |
| 7 November 2027 | 7 November 2027 | the same time as New York City |
| 7 November 2027 | 31 December 2027 | 1 hour behind New York City |
New York City uses the America/New_York time zone and Chicago uses America/Chicago. The times above come from the IANA time zone database.