Chicago
United States
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CST · UTC-6 2 hours difference
Los Angeles
United States
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PST · UTC-8 Convert Chicago (CST) to Los Angeles (PST) Time — 2 hours apart
America/Chicago · CST · UTC-6 | America/Los_Angeles · PST · UTC-8 · 2 hours difference · 518 cities · DST applies
24-Hour Overlap Timeline
✅ Overlap: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM in Chicago · 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Los Angeles (7h window)
⚠ Chicago and Los Angeles observe daylight saving time — offset may vary by up to 1 hour seasonally
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| 🇺🇸 Chicago UTC-6 | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p |
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles UTC-8 | 4p | 5p | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p |
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Key Facts: Chicago (CST) vs Los Angeles (PST)
Time Gap
2h
Chicago ahead
May vary ±1h (DST)
DST Status
⏰ Chicago
Observes DST
⏰ Los Angeles: Observes DST
Cities in CST
250
Largest: Chicago
8,489,066 pop.
Overlap Window
7h window
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (CST)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (PST)
Find Cities in Chicago & Los Angeles Timezones
The CST and PST timezones are separated by 2 hours. Chicago is the largest city in the America/Chicago zone and Los Angeles is the largest in America/Los_Angeles. Chicago observes daylight saving time — the difference may change by 1 hour seasonally. For scheduling between these regions, the key fact is: there are 7 hours of mutual business-hours overlap each day.
Best Times to Schedule Calls: Chicago (CST) ↔ Los Angeles (PST)
| Chicago (CST) | Los Angeles (PST) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM | ❌ |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 AM | ❌ |
| 8:00 AM | 6:00 AM | ❌ |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 AM | ✅ |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM | ✅ |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 AM | ✅ |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 PM | ✅ |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ✅ |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ✅ |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ✅ |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ⚠️ |
| 7:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ⚠️ |
| 8:00 PM | 6:00 PM | ❌ |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ❌ |
| 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ❌ |
| 11:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ❌ |
Work hours defined as 09:00–18:00 local time. ✅ Both in work hours ⚠️ Borderline ❌ Outside work hours.
CST to PST: Complete 24-Hour Time Conversion Table
| Chicago (CST) | Los Angeles (PST) | IST (UTC+5:30) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:00 PM −1 | 11:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 11:00 PM −1 | 12:30 PM |
| ← Date changes in Los Angeles → | ||
| 2:00 AM | 12:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 11:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 12:30 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:30 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:30 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:30 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:30 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:30 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:30 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
IST (India Standard Time, UTC+5:30) shown as reference for Indian users. +1/−1 indicates a different calendar day.
250 Cities in Chicago (CST) & 268 Cities in Los Angeles (PST) — Page 1 of 2
Chicago & 249 more — Chicago (CST, UTC-6)
- Chicago, US 8.5M
- Houston, US 6.0M
- Dallas, US 5.8M
- Minneapolis, US 2.9M
- St. Louis, US 2.1M
- San Antonio, US 2.1M
- Austin, US 1.9M
- Kansas City, US 1.7M
- Milwaukee, US 1.3M
- Nashville, US 1.2M
- Memphis, US 1.0M
- Oklahoma City, US 1.0M
- Fort Worth, US 941K
- New Orleans, US 919K
- Omaha, US 826K
McAllen, USBirmingham, USWinnipeg, CATulsa, USBaton Rouge, USReynosa, MXDes Moines, USHeroica Matamoros, MXWichita, USLittle Rock, USMadison, USDenton, USFayetteville, USPensacola, USArlington, USNuevo Laredo, MXHuntsville, USCorpus Christi, USJackson, USMobile, USSt. Paul, USLincoln, USSpringfield, USPlano, USLubbock, USDavenport, USShreveport, USRockford, USPeoria, USKilleen, USLaredo, USIrving, USRound Lake Beach, USMontgomery, USGarland, USAppleton, USGulfport, USLafayette, USGreen Bay, USFargo, USBrownsville, USClarksville, USCollege Station, USFrisco, USSioux Falls, USEvansville, USAmarillo, USGalveston, USMcKinney, USGrand Prairie, USWaco, USOverland Park, USCedar Rapids, USMurfreesboro, USAurora, USPanama City, USPiedras Negras, MXTuscaloosa, USOdessa, USCiudad Acuna, MXTopeka, USJoliet, USNaperville, USPasadena, USMesquite, USChampaign, USHouma, USBeaumont, USLake Charles, USOlathe, USMidland, USColumbia, USMetairie, USRacine, USBloomington, USCarrollton, USTyler, USIowa City, USNorman, USFort Smith, USLewisville, USAbilene, USPearland, USKenosha, USRound Rock, USTemple, USRochester, USIndependence, USDuluth, USRichardson, USMonroe, USThe Woodlands, USSt. Cloud, USBroken Arrow, USHarlingen, USMandeville, USLeague City, USPort Arthur, USElgin, USWaterloo, USSioux City, USLongview, USSugar Land, USEau Claire, USAuburn, USAllen, USLee's Summit, USEdinburg, USWichita Falls, USBowling Green, USCiudad Rio Bravo, MXSan Angelo, USBismarck, USNew Braunfels, USConroe, USLawrence, USEdmond, USSlidell, USAtascocita, USLa Crosse, USO'Fallon, USHoover, USLawton, USWaukegan, USJoplin, USSpringdale, USMission, USBryan, USFranklin, USDecatur, USBaytown, USBrooklyn Park, USCicero, USHattiesburg, USOwensboro, USFlorence, USPharr, USPlymouth, USJonesboro, USGeorgetown, USTexarkana, USFlower Mound, USAlton, USCedar Park, USHammond, USWoodbury, USSchaumburg, USEvanston, USSt. Joseph, USWausau, USAnniston, USArlington Heights, USOshkosh, USMansfield, USMissouri City, USJanesville, USSan Marcos, USDothan, USSherman, USBolingbrook, USAlexandria, USSheboygan, USLakeville, USRogers, USBlaine, USSt. Charles, USWaukesha, USAnkeny, USMaple Grove, USNorth Richland Hills, USConway, USWest Des Moines, USSpring Hill, USGrand Forks, USMichigan City, USGary, USValle Hermoso, MXDubuque, USShawnee, USEagan, USKankakee, USLeander, USSpring, USPalatine, USVictoria, US
Los Angeles & 267 more — Los Angeles (PST, UTC-8)
- Los Angeles, US 11.9M
- Seattle, US 3.6M
- San Francisco, US 3.4M
- San Diego, US 3.1M
- Vancouver, CA 2.4M
- Riverside, US 2.3M
- Las Vegas, US 2.3M
- Portland, US 2.1M
- Tijuana, MX 2.0M
- Sacramento, US 2.0M
- San Jose, US 1.8M
- Mexicali, MX 1.1M
- Fresno, US 725K
- Mission Viejo, US 635K
- Bakersfield, US 579K
Surrey, CAEnsenada, MXConcord, USSpokane, USLong Beach, USReno, USOakland, USStockton, USOxnard, USIndio, USVictorville, USVictoria, CAModesto, USAnaheim, USAntioch, USHenderson, USSanta Ana, USIrvine, USSanta Rosa, USChula Vista, USEugene, USSalem, USNorth Las Vegas, USSanta Clarita, USKennewick, USBurnaby, CAEnterprise, USBremerton, USFremont, USSan Bernardino, USTacoma, USSpring Valley, USOlympia, USFontana, USMoreno Valley, USRichmond, CAThousand Oaks, USSunrise Manor, USHuntington Beach, USSanta Barbara, USVancouver, USGlendale, USParadise, USKelowna, CAOntario, USElk Grove, USHemet, USRancho Cucamonga, USSalinas, USOceanside, USVallejo, USGarden Grove, USLancaster, USMarysville, USVisalia, USPalmdale, USSanta Cruz, USMedford, USMerced, USHayward, USCorona, USAbbotsford, CASunnyvale, USRoseville, USBellevue, USFairfield, USEscondido, USCoquitlam, CAPomona, USSanta Maria, USTorrance, USFullerton, USOrange, USPasadena, USKent, USYakima, USSanta Clara, USBellingham, USCoeur d'Alene, USYuba City, USSimi Valley, USClovis, USRedding, USBerkeley, USSeaside, USSaanich, CAGilroy, USRichmond, USEast Los Angeles, USCarlsbad, USBend, USGresham, USDowney, USMurrieta, USEverett, USCosta Mesa, USTemecula, USSan Buenaventura, USChico, USWhite Rock, CASparks, USDelta, CAWest Covina, USEl Monte, USHillsboro, USMenifee, USJurupa Valley, USNanaimo, CAInglewood, USSpokane Valley, USRenton, USBurbank, USEl Cajon, USRialto, USSan Mateo, USDaly City, USVacaville, USNorwalk, USPlayas de Rosarito, MXHesperia, USFederal Way, USVista, USKamloops, CABeaverton, USArden-Arcade, USTracy, USManteca, USSan Marcos, USCompton, USCarson, USChilliwack, CASouth Gate, USChino, USKirkland, USSanta Monica, USMaple Ridge, CAWestminster, USSan Leandro, USCitrus Heights, USHawthorne, USWhittier, USLivermore, USLake Forest, USSan Ramon, USAuburn, USNewport Beach, USBuena Park, USMadera, USRedwood City, USMountain View, USFolsom, USNapa, USAlhambra, USWenatchee, USTecate, MXRancho Cordova, USLakewood, USTurlock, USDavis, USPerris, USTustin, USUpland, USNew Westminster, CAPasco, USMilpitas, USCarmichael, USChino Hills, USPleasanton, USBellflower, USAlameda, USPrince George, CAPittsburg, USRedmond, USApple Valley, USCamarillo, USLodi, USRedlands, USRocklin, USLake Elsinore, USBaldwin Park, USDublin, USEastvale, USLongview, USTulare, USRedondo Beach, US
⚠️ Daylight Saving Time Affects This Pair
| Timezone | DST? | Standard | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Chicago | Yes | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| America/Los_Angeles | Yes | UTC-8 | UTC-7 |
During DST periods the time difference between these zones may be 2 hours instead of 2 hours. Always verify the current offset if scheduling calls near clock-change dates.