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Los Angeles to Chicago time difference

Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. On a workday there are 7 hours when both sides can be pinged: 09:00–16:00 Los Angeles = 11:00–18:00 Chicago.

Los Angeles, United StatesMAYBE

Pacific Standard Time · UTC−8

Chicago, United StatesNOT NOW

Central Standard Time · UTC−6

Overlap on a workday

columns: Los Angeles hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

Los Angeles to Chicago time conversion

Add a third city
Los AngelesChicagoVerdict Los AngelesVerdict Chicago
00:0002:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
01:0003:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
02:0004:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
03:0005:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
04:0006:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
05:0007:00NOT NOWMAYBE
06:0008:00NOT NOWMAYBE
07:0009:00MAYBEPING
08:0010:00MAYBEPING
09:0011:00PINGPING
10:0012:00PINGPING
11:0013:00PINGPING
12:0014:00PINGPING
13:0015:00PINGPING
14:0016:00PINGPING
15:0017:00PINGPING
16:0018:00PINGMAYBE
17:0019:00PINGMAYBE
18:0020:00MAYBEMAYBE
19:0021:00MAYBENOT NOW
20:0022:00MAYBENOT NOW
21:0023:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
22:0000:00 +1 dayNOT NOWNOT NOW
23:0001:00 +1 dayNOT NOWNOT NOW

Questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Chicago?

Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on UTC−8 and Chicago on UTC−6.

If it is 9 AM in Los Angeles, what time is it in Chicago?

11:00 in Chicago.

What is the best time for a Los Angeles–Chicago meeting?

12:00 in Los Angeles, which is 14:00 in Chicago. That sits inside both cities’ 09:00–18:00 workday.

Does the Los Angeles–Chicago time difference change during the year?

Yes. Los Angeles and Chicago both observe daylight saving, so the gap can shift by an hour around the clock changes.