Los Angeles to Chicago time difference
2 hours ahead
Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 in Los Angeles, it is 11:00 in Chicago.
Los Angeles and Chicago both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time. Use the World Clock calculator for the live time in both cities.
Conversion table
| Los Angeles | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 20:00 |
Chicago is UTC−6, Los Angeles is UTC−8 — a difference of 2 hours.
Other time differences
- UTC → Chicago — 6 hours behind
- London → Chicago — 6 hours behind
- New York → Chicago — 1 hour behind
- Los Angeles → UTC — 8 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → London — 8 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → New York — 3 hours ahead
Questions
- What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Chicago?
- Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 in Los Angeles, it is 11:00 in Chicago. Chicago is UTC−6, Los Angeles is UTC−8 — a difference of 2 hours.
- Does daylight saving change this?
- Los Angeles and Chicago both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time.
- What time is it in Chicago right now?
- That changes every minute, so it is not shown here. The World Clock calculator reads live offsets and shows the current time in both cities, including whichever daylight saving rule is in force today.