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London to Chicago time — Chicago is 6 hours behind

Chicago is 6 hours behind of London during standard time. The two cities keep the same gap throughout the year. Their normal working days overlap by roughly 3 hours.

Standard time

6 hours behind

Applies while neither zone is on daylight saving — broadly November to March in the northern hemisphere.

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How the two zones line up

London runs on Europe/London (UTC+0 in winter) and Chicago on America/Chicago (UTC−6). The difference between those offsets is what you add or subtract when converting a meeting time.

Daylight saving

There are a few hours of shared working time. Booking towards the start of the later zone's day usually suits everybody.

Where this conversion gets used

  • US client meetings
  • Wall Street open
  • webinar scheduling
  • support coverage into the American afternoon

London to Chicago — every hour

Both columns are computed from the IANA database, so they follow the real transition dates.

LondonChicago — standard
12:00 am6:00 pm (previous day)
1:00 am7:00 pm (previous day)
2:00 am8:00 pm (previous day)
3:00 am9:00 pm (previous day)
4:00 am10:00 pm (previous day)
5:00 am11:00 pm (previous day)
6:00 am12:00 am
7:00 am1:00 am
8:00 am2:00 am
9:00 am3:00 am
10:00 am4:00 am
11:00 am5:00 am
12:00 pm6:00 am
1:00 pm7:00 am
2:00 pm8:00 am
3:00 pm9:00 am
4:00 pm10:00 am
5:00 pm11:00 am
6:00 pm12:00 pm
7:00 pm1:00 pm
8:00 pm2:00 pm
9:00 pm3:00 pm
10:00 pm4:00 pm
11:00 pm5:00 pm

Questions people ask

Chicago is 6 hours behind of London throughout the year.

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Booking something recurring?

A fixed clock time drifts when either side changes its clocks. Our guides explain how to stop that happening.

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