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America/Chicago ยท CST (UTCโ6)
IST is 11h 30m ahead ยท Compared to IST (India)
Chicago Time Zone โ America/Chicago
CST/CDT ยท UTCโ6 standard ยท UTCโ5 summer
The America/Chicago timezone covers Canada, Mexico, United States. It observes CST (UTCโ6) in the standard period and CDT (UTCโ5) when DST is in effect. For Indian users and remote workers, Chicago is currently IST is 11h 30m ahead โ a key reference for scheduling calls and coordinating across time zones with India.
UTC Offset
UTCโ6
Summer: UTCโ5
IST Difference
IST is 11h 30m ahead
DST: IST is 10h 30m ahead
DST
Observed โ
Starts 2026-03-08
Ends 2026-11-01
Cities in Dataset
1,413
3 countries
Largest: Chicago (8.5M)
Primary City โ Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Population 8,489,066
Coordinates 41.8375ยฐN, 87.6866ยฐW
Local time now โ
IST equivalent โ
Timezone America/Chicago
Capital status โ
All Cities in America/Chicago 1,413
Showing top 100 cities by population. Use the filter to search all 1,413 cities.
| # | City | State / Province | Country | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 8.5M | โ |
| 2 | Houston | Texas | United States | 6.0M | โ |
| 3 | Dallas | Texas | United States | 5.8M | โ |
| 4 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | United States | 2.9M | โ |
| 5 | St. Louis | Missouri | United States | 2.1M | โ |
| 6 | San Antonio | Texas | United States | 2.1M | โ |
| 7 | Austin | Texas | United States | 1.9M | admin |
| 8 | Kansas City | Missouri | United States | 1.7M | โ |
| 9 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | United States | 1.3M | โ |
| 10 | Nashville | Tennessee | United States | 1.2M | admin |
| 11 | Memphis | Tennessee | United States | 1.0M | โ |
| 12 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | United States | 1.0M | admin |
| 13 | Fort Worth | Texas | United States | 941K | โ |
| 14 | New Orleans | Louisiana | United States | 919K | โ |
| 15 | Omaha | Nebraska | United States | 826K | โ |
| 16 | McAllen | Texas | United States | 810K | โ |
| 17 | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 779K | โ |
| 18 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | 759K | admin |
| 19 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | United States | 741K | โ |
| 20 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | United States | 630K | admin |
| 21 | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | Mexico | 589K | minor |
| 22 | Des Moines | Iowa | United States | 560K | admin |
| 23 | Heroica Matamoros | Tamaulipas | Mexico | 542K | minor |
| 24 | Wichita | Kansas | United States | 502K | โ |
| 25 | Little Rock | Arkansas | United States | 468K | admin |
| 26 | Madison | Wisconsin | United States | 460K | admin |
| 27 | Denton | Texas | United States | 455K | โ |
| 28 | Fayetteville | Arkansas | United States | 406K | โ |
| 29 | Pensacola | Florida | United States | 402K | โ |
| 30 | Arlington | Texas | United States | 395K | โ |
| 31 | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | Mexico | 384K | minor |
| 32 | Huntsville | Alabama | United States | 359K | โ |
| 33 | Corpus Christi | Texas | United States | 339K | โ |
| 34 | Jackson | Mississippi | United States | 331K | admin |
| 35 | Mobile | Alabama | United States | 324K | โ |
| 36 | St. Paul | Minnesota | United States | 308K | admin |
| 37 | Lincoln | Nebraska | United States | 293K | admin |
| 38 | Springfield | Missouri | United States | 289K | โ |
| 39 | Plano | Texas | United States | 287K | โ |
| 40 | Lubbock | Texas | United States | 283K | โ |
| 41 | Davenport | Iowa | United States | 282K | โ |
| 42 | Shreveport | Louisiana | United States | 278K | โ |
| 43 | Rockford | Illinois | United States | 274K | โ |
| 44 | Peoria | Illinois | United States | 262K | โ |
| 45 | Killeen | Texas | United States | 261K | โ |
| 46 | Laredo | Texas | United States | 256K | โ |
| 47 | Irving | Texas | United States | 255K | โ |
| 48 | Round Lake Beach | Illinois | United States | 252K | โ |
| 49 | Montgomery | Alabama | United States | 252K | admin |
| 50 | Garland | Texas | United States | 245K | โ |
| 51 | Appleton | Wisconsin | United States | 235K | โ |
| 52 | Gulfport | Mississippi | United States | 232K | โ |
| 53 | Lafayette | Louisiana | United States | 232K | โ |
| 54 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | United States | 228K | โ |
| 55 | Fargo | North Dakota | United States | 225K | โ |
| 56 | Brownsville | Texas | United States | 223K | โ |
| 57 | Clarksville | Tennessee | United States | 218K | โ |
| 58 | College Station | Texas | United States | 216K | โ |
| 59 | Frisco | Texas | United States | 210K | โ |
| 60 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | United States | 208K | โ |
| 61 | Evansville | Indiana | United States | 206K | โ |
| 62 | Amarillo | Texas | United States | 205K | โ |
| 63 | Galveston | Texas | United States | 203K | โ |
| 64 | McKinney | Texas | United States | 202K | โ |
| 65 | Grand Prairie | Texas | United States | 199K | โ |
| 66 | Waco | Texas | United States | 198K | โ |
| 67 | Overland Park | Kansas | United States | 197K | โ |
| 68 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | United States | 193K | โ |
| 69 | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | United States | 188K | โ |
| 70 | Aurora | Illinois | United States | 180K | โ |
| 71 | Panama City | Florida | United States | 177K | โ |
| 72 | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | Mexico | 174K | minor |
| 73 | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | United States | 166K | โ |
| 74 | Odessa | Texas | United States | 163K | โ |
| 75 | Ciudad Acuรฑa | Coahuila | Mexico | 160K | minor |
| 76 | Springfield | Illinois | United States | 156K | admin |
| 77 | Kansas City | Kansas | United States | 155K | โ |
| 78 | Topeka | Kansas | United States | 150K | admin |
| 79 | Joliet | Illinois | United States | 150K | โ |
| 80 | Naperville | Illinois | United States | 149K | โ |
| 81 | Pasadena | Texas | United States | 149K | โ |
| 82 | Mesquite | Texas | United States | 149K | โ |
| 83 | Champaign | Illinois | United States | 148K | โ |
| 84 | Houma | Louisiana | United States | 148K | โ |
| 85 | Beaumont | Texas | United States | 147K | โ |
| 86 | Lake Charles | Louisiana | United States | 145K | โ |
| 87 | Olathe | Kansas | United States | 144K | โ |
| 88 | Midland | Texas | United States | 144K | โ |
| 89 | Columbia | Missouri | United States | 142K | โ |
| 90 | Metairie | Louisiana | United States | 139K | โ |
| 91 | Racine | Wisconsin | United States | 136K | โ |
| 92 | Bloomington | Illinois | United States | 133K | โ |
| 93 | Carrollton | Texas | United States | 133K | โ |
| 94 | Tyler | Texas | United States | 131K | โ |
| 95 | Iowa City | Iowa | United States | 130K | โ |
| 96 | Norman | Oklahoma | United States | 129K | โ |
| 97 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | United States | 128K | โ |
| 98 | Lewisville | Texas | United States | 128K | โ |
| 99 | Abilene | Texas | United States | 127K | โ |
| 100 | Pearland | Texas | United States | 126K | โ |
IST Conversion โ CST โ IST Quick Reference
Based on current offset (UTCโ6). When CDT is in effect (UTCโ5), all IST times shift by +1h.
| Local Time (CST) | โ | IST (India) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | โ | 11:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | โ | 5:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | โ | 8:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | โ | 11:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | โ | 4:30 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | โ | 8:30 AM (next day) |
โ ๏ธ Daylight Saving Time Affects This Timezone
America/Chicago observes DST โ the UTC offset (and therefore the IST offset) changes twice per year:
Standard Time (CST)
UTCโ6
IST is IST is 11h 30m ahead
Until 2026-11-01
Daylight Time (CDT)
UTCโ5
IST is IST is 10h 30m ahead
From 2026-03-08
Next clock change: 2026-03-08 โ clocks spring forward +1h to CDT. Indian remote workers and BPO teams working with clients in this timezone: your scheduling window shifts by 60 minute on this date.