Karachi to Chicago time
Chicago is 11 hours behind Karachi.
Time difference between Karachi and Chicago
Chicago is 11 hours behind Karachi. Karachi is on Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00) and Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 10 hours to 11 hours over the year.
Convert Karachi time to Chicago time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+05:00 for Karachi and UTC−06:00 for Chicago. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Chicago is behind, so from midnight to 11:00 AM in Karachi it is still the previous calendar day in Chicago.
| Karachi time | Chicago time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Karachi and Chicago working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Karachi and Chicago do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Karachi (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Chicago), 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 Karachi and Chicago
Karachi does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
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).