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Time Zone Converter

Chicago to Los Angeles Time Converter

Los Angeles runs 2 hours behind Chicago as of now. Chicago and Los Angeles both observe daylight saving time.

US Central Time (Chicago)

UTC-05:00

Observes daylight saving time

US Pacific Time (Los Angeles)

UTC-07:00

Observes daylight saving time

Chicago runs on commodities trading; Los Angeles leans on entertainment production — which explains the search volume here.

Both sides shift clocks for DST, but Chicago and Los Angeles's gap rarely strays from 2 hours, outside brief transition weeks.

With only a 2 hours gap, Chicago and Los Angeles's working days already overlap most of the time.

Chicago-Los Angeles DST rules in full: Time Zone Converter (Chicago side).

Chicago → Los Angeles, hour by hour

ChicagoLos Angeles
12:00 AM10:00 PM(previous day)
1:00 AM11:00 PM(previous day)
2:00 AM12:00 AM
3:00 AM1:00 AM
4:00 AM2:00 AM
5:00 AM3:00 AM
6:00 AM4:00 AM
7:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
11:00 AM9:00 AM
12:00 PM10:00 AM
1:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 PM1:00 PM
4:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
7:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
9:00 PM7:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM
11:00 PM9:00 PM

Chicago-Los Angeles meeting window

Chicago and Los Angeles share standard 9-5 hours from 11am to 5pm Chicago time.

Chicago-Los Angeles FAQ

What hour works best for a routine call with Los Angeles?

Chicago and Los Angeles share a real daily window from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, on the Chicago clock — that's the safest Chicago-Los Angeles default without scanning the full table.

More like Chicago-Los Angeles

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Chicago and Los Angeles in the full pairs index. For Chicago, Los Angeles, plus more, try the Meeting Planner (Los Angeles-friendly).