Chicago to Johannesburg time
Johannesburg is 8 hours ahead of Chicago.
Time difference between Chicago and Johannesburg
Johannesburg is 8 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)) and Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Chicago time to Johannesburg time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−06:00 for Chicago and UTC+02:00 for Johannesburg. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Johannesburg is ahead, so from 4:00 PM to midnight in Chicago it is already the next calendar day in Johannesburg.
| Chicago time | Johannesburg time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Chicago and Johannesburg working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Chicago and Johannesburg do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Chicago (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Johannesburg), 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 Johannesburg
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).
Johannesburg does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.