Chicago to Jakarta time
Jakarta is 13 hours ahead of Chicago.
Time difference between Chicago and Jakarta
Jakarta is 13 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)) and Jakarta is on Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 12 hours to 13 hours over the year.
Convert Chicago time to Jakarta time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−06:00 for Chicago and UTC+07:00 for Jakarta. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Jakarta is ahead, so from 11:00 AM to midnight in Chicago it is already the next calendar day in Jakarta.
| Chicago time | Jakarta time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Chicago and Jakarta working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Chicago and Jakarta do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Chicago (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Jakarta), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Chicago and Jakarta
Chicago observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−06:00 to UTC−05:00).
Jakarta does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.