Current time in Chicago, United States
America/Chicago · CDT · UTC−5 · daylight time
Thursday, 24 September 2026
About Chicago’s timezone
Chicago uses Central Time (CDT), which is UTC−6 standard time and observes daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
On the same clock: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas.
United States has 8 timezones. Clock-change dates for United States.