Time difference between Los Angeles and Chicago

Does the gap change?

The gap stays the same all year, because both cities change their clocks on the same dates.

Best time to meet

Office hours in Chicago and Los Angeles overlap for about 6 hours a day, from 9 AM to 3 PM in Los Angeles (11 AM to 5 PM in Chicago).

City details

• Time zone and daylight saving in Los Angeles
• Time zone and daylight saving in Chicago

Los Angeles to Chicago, hour by hour

Los Angeles		Chicago
12 AM	Night	2 AM	Night
1 AM	Night	3 AM	Night
2 AM	Night	4 AM	Night
3 AM	Night	5 AM	Night
4 AM	Night	6 AM	Night
5 AM	Night	7 AM	Early or late
6 AM	Night	8 AM	Early or late
7 AM	Early or late	9 AM	Work hours
8 AM	Early or late	10 AM	Work hours
9 AM	Work hours	11 AM	Work hours
10 AM	Work hours	12 PM	Work hours
11 AM	Work hours	1 PM	Work hours
12 PM	Work hours	2 PM	Work hours
1 PM	Work hours	3 PM	Work hours
2 PM	Work hours	4 PM	Work hours
3 PM	Work hours	5 PM	Early or late
4 PM	Work hours	6 PM	Early or late
5 PM	Early or late	7 PM	Early or late
6 PM	Early or late	8 PM	Early or late
7 PM	Early or late	9 PM	Early or late
8 PM	Early or late	10 PM	Night
9 PM	Early or late	11 PM	Night
10 PM	Night	12 AM (Mon)	Night
11 PM	Night	1 AM (Mon)	Night

Based on today's clocks. Work hours are 9 AM to 5 PM.