Chicago to Karachi time
Karachi is 11 hours ahead of Chicago.
Time difference between Chicago and Karachi
Karachi is 11 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)) and Karachi is on Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 10 hours to 11 hours over the year.
Convert Chicago time to Karachi time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−06:00 for Chicago and UTC+05:00 for Karachi. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Karachi is ahead, so from 1:00 PM to midnight in Chicago it is already the next calendar day in Karachi.
| Chicago time | Karachi time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Chicago and Karachi working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Chicago and Karachi do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Chicago (7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Karachi), 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 Karachi
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).
Karachi does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.