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Time in Chicago

Illinois, United States

Chicago

06:23:09 AM

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

America/Chicago · UTC−05:00

New York

07:23:09 AM

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

America/New York · UTC−04:00

Your time

12:23:09 PM

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00

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  • Chicago

    Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−05:00

Where is Chicago

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Climate and daylight in Chicago

  • Warmest month

    August · 22.6 °C

  • Coldest month

    January · -2.5 °C

  • Wettest month

    May · 117 mm

  • Longest day

    June · 15 h 13

Average temperaturedaily high and low · °C
January: -0.1 / -4.9 °C0°-5°JFebruary: 0.4 / -5 °C0°-5°FMarch: 4.9 / -0.8 °C5°-1°MApril: 10.1 / 3.7 °C10°4°AMay: 15 / 8.6 °C15°9°MJune: 21.1 / 15.1 °C21°15°JJuly: 25.2 / 19.9 °C25°20°JAugust: 25.1 / 20.1 °C25°20°ASeptember: 21.9 / 16.4 °C22°16°SOctober: 15.1 / 9.6 °C15°10°ONovember: 8.6 / 3.5 °C9°4°NDecember: 2.6 / -1.7 °C3°-2°D
Rainfallmonthly total · mm
January: 48 mm48JFebruary: 54 mm54FMarch: 62 mm62MApril: 95 mm95AMay: 117 mm117MJune: 102 mm102JJuly: 95 mm95JAugust: 105 mm105ASeptember: 86 mm86SOctober: 99 mm99ONovember: 61 mm61NDecember: 58 mm58D
Sunrise and sunset15th of each month · local time
06:0012:0018:00January: 07:15 – 16:44 (9 h 29)9hJFebruary: 06:46 – 17:23 (10 h 38)11hFMarch: 07:02 – 18:57 (11 h 55)12hMApril: 06:10 – 19:31 (13 h 21)13hAMay: 05:30 – 20:04 (14 h 34)15hMJune: 05:14 – 20:27 (15 h 13)15hJJuly: 05:28 – 20:23 (14 h 55)15hJAugust: 05:58 – 19:50 (13 h 52)14hASeptember: 06:30 – 18:59 (12 h 29)12hSOctober: 07:03 – 18:08 (11 h 06)11hONovember: 06:40 – 16:29 (9 h 49)10hNDecember: 07:11 – 16:20 (9 h 09)9hDToday: ☀ 07:03 · ☾ 18:08

Average climate 2001–2025 from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Sun times are calculated for the 15th of each month.

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Chicago is in United States, with about 5,916,000 inhabitants, and uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently UTC−05:00. Chicago is 1 hour behind New York.

Chicago changes its clocks twice a year. In 2026 the changes are on March 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM (to UTC−05:00) and November 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM (to UTC−06:00).

Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at 07:18 AM and sets at 05:49 PM: 10 h 32 min of daylight. Coordinates: 41.85, -87.65.

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Where is Chicago

Chicago is at 41.85° N, 87.65° W, in United States. The nearest cities on our list are Milwaukee (134 km), Madison (198 km), Knox (199 km), Winamac (208 km), Fort Wayne (225 km).

Time in Milwaukee, Time in Madison, Time in Knox, Time in Winamac, Time in Fort Wayne.

Upcoming public holidays in Illinois

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  • Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Election Day (in 6 days)
  • Wednesday, November 11, 2026: Veterans Day (in 14 days)
  • Thursday, November 26, 2026: Thanksgiving Day (in 29 days)
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 58 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 65 days)
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Frequently asked questions

Chicago uses the IANA zone America/Chicago, currently UTC−05:00.

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