Chicago to Riyadh time
Riyadh is 9 hours ahead of Chicago.
Time difference between Chicago and Riyadh
Riyadh is 9 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)) and Riyadh is on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 8 hours to 9 hours over the year.
Convert Chicago time to Riyadh time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−06:00 for Chicago and UTC+03:00 for Riyadh. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Riyadh is ahead, so from 3:00 PM to midnight in Chicago it is already the next calendar day in Riyadh.
| Chicago time | Riyadh time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Chicago and Riyadh working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Chicago and Riyadh do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Chicago (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Riyadh), 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 Riyadh
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).
Riyadh does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.