Time Difference Between Beijing and Chicago
Chicago is 14h behind Beijing in standard time, and 13h behind while Chicago is on daylight saving time.
Beijing keeps the same clock all year. Chicago clocks move forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November. The figures above cover each part of the year. They do not come from the offset on the day the site was built. The live clocks use the current time.
Working Hours Overlap
For each hour of Beijing's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in Chicago. Rows highlighted green fall within standard working hours (9:00-18:00) in both cities. Each block is one part of the year, so the table does not change with the day this page was built.
14h behind (standard time)
| Beijing | Chicago | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 7 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 8 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 10 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 2 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 4 AM | No |
13h behind (daylight saving time in Chicago, while Beijing is on standard time)
| Beijing | Chicago | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 8 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 10 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 5 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
14h behind (standard time)
Beijing and Chicago don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 6 AM in Beijing, which falls at 4 PM in Chicago. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
13h behind (daylight saving time in Chicago, while Beijing is on standard time)
Beijing and Chicago don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during daylight saving time in Chicago, while Beijing is on standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 6 AM in Beijing, which falls at 5 PM in Chicago. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
How the Difference Changes
Only Chicago changes its clocks, so the gap is not one number. The rules are above. The dates for the year you are reading this page load below.
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Beijing
Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, at UTC+8 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Chicago
Chicago uses the America/Chicago time zone. Standard time is UTC-6, and daylight saving time is UTC-5.