Shanghai to Chicago time
Chicago is 14 hours behind Shanghai.
Time difference between Shanghai and Chicago
Chicago is 14 hours behind Shanghai. Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 13 hours to 14 hours over the year.
Convert Shanghai time to Chicago time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Shanghai and UTC−06:00 for Chicago. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Chicago is behind, so from midnight to 2:00 PM in Shanghai it is still the previous calendar day in Chicago.
| Shanghai time | Chicago time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Shanghai and Chicago working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Shanghai and Chicago do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Shanghai (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 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 Shanghai and Chicago
Shanghai 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).