Time difference

Chicago and Shanghai

Compare the current local time in Chicago and Shanghai side by side, with the live time difference, a quick conversion table, and the overlapping working hours for scheduling calls.

Chicago is 13 hours behind Shanghai.
23:09:00
Wed, Jul 1
UTC-5
12:09:00
Thu, Jul 2
UTC+8

Time conversion: Chicago to Shanghai

ChicagoShanghai
06:0019:00
09:0022:00
12:0001:00 (+1d)
15:0004:00 (+1d)
18:0007:00 (+1d)
21:0010:00 (+1d)

There is little or no overlap in standard 9–5 working hours, so a call will fall outside business hours for one side.

Planning a call between Chicago and Shanghai

Chicago is 13 hours behind Shanghai. The clocks above are live and adjust automatically for daylight saving time, so the difference is always current. For a full visual overlap across more cities, use the meeting planner, or view each city on its own page: time in Chicago and time in Shanghai.