Toronto to Chicago time difference
1 hour behind
Chicago is 1 hour behind Toronto. When it is 9:00 in Toronto, it is 08:00 in Chicago.
Toronto 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
| Toronto | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
Chicago is UTC−6, Toronto is UTC−5 — a difference of 1 hour.
Other time differences
- UTC → Chicago — 6 hours behind
- London → Chicago — 6 hours behind
- New York → Chicago — 1 hour behind
- Los Angeles → Chicago — 2 hours ahead
- Toronto → UTC — 5 hours ahead
- Toronto → London — 5 hours ahead
Questions
- What is the time difference between Toronto and Chicago?
- Chicago is 1 hour behind Toronto. When it is 9:00 in Toronto, it is 08:00 in Chicago. Chicago is UTC−6, Toronto is UTC−5 — a difference of 1 hour.
- Does daylight saving change this?
- Toronto 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.