Love Taps / Time zones / Boston and Chicago
Time difference between Boston and Chicago
Chicago is 1 hour behind Boston. From November 1, 2026: Chicago is 1 hour behind Boston.
| Boston | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
|---|---|
| Chicago | United States · America/Chicago · UTC−5 |
| Difference now | Chicago is 1 hour behind Boston |
| Distance | 849 miles (1,366 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Chicago is 1 hour behind Boston |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Chicago is 1 hour behind Boston |
| From March 14, 2027 | Chicago is 1 hour behind Boston |
Boston observes daylight saving time. Chicago observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 9:00 am – 11:00 pm in Boston = 8:00 am – 10:00 pm in Chicago · 14 hours
Outside working hours on workdays
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Boston = 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm in Chicago · 5 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Boston is 7:00 am in Chicago.
- 10:00 pm in Boston is 9:00 pm in Chicago.
- 8:00 am in Chicago is 9:00 am in Boston.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Boston | Chicago | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 11:00 pm −1 day | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 12:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 1:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 7:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 8:00 am | 7:00 am | Chicago asleep |
| 9:00 am | 8:00 am | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 9:00 am | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Boston asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Boston and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- Boston and London · 5 hours
- New York and Chicago · 1 hour
- Chicago and Los Angeles · 2 hours
- Chicago and Dallas · 0 hours
- Chicago and Houston · 0 hours
- Chicago and Seattle · 2 hours
- Chicago and Denver · 1 hour
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.