Chicago to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 14 hours ahead of Chicago.
Time difference between Chicago and Shanghai
Shanghai is 14 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 13 hours to 14 hours over the year.
Convert Chicago time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−06:00 for Chicago and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 10:00 AM to midnight in Chicago it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| Chicago time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Chicago and Shanghai working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Chicago and Shanghai do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Chicago (8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Shanghai), 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 Shanghai
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).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.