Time difference between New York 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 New York overlap for about 7 hours a day, from 10 AM to 5 PM in New York (9 AM to 4 PM in Chicago).

City details

• Time zone and daylight saving in New York
• Time zone and daylight saving in Chicago

New York to Chicago, hour by hour

New York		Chicago
12 AM	Night	11 PM (Sat)	Night
1 AM	Night	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

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