Love Taps / Time zones / Chicago and Los Angeles
Time difference between Chicago and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago. From November 1, 2026: Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago.
| Chicago | United States · America/Chicago · UTC−5 |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | United States · America/Los_Angeles · UTC−7 |
| Difference now | Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago |
| Distance | 1,742 miles (2,804 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago |
| From March 14, 2027 | Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago |
Chicago observes daylight saving time. Los Angeles 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:
- 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Chicago = 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Los Angeles · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Chicago = 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Los Angeles · 4 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Chicago is 6:00 am in Los Angeles.
- 10:00 pm in Chicago is 8:00 pm in Los Angeles.
- 8:00 am in Los Angeles is 10:00 am in Chicago.
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.
| Chicago | Los Angeles | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 10:00 pm −1 day | Chicago asleep |
| 1:00 am | 11:00 pm −1 day | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 12:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 1:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 8:00 am | 6:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 9:00 am | 7:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 10:00 am | 8:00 am | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 9:00 am | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Chicago asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Chicago · 1 hour
- Chicago and Dallas · 0 hours
- Chicago and Houston · 0 hours
- Chicago and Seattle · 2 hours
- Chicago and Denver · 1 hour
- Chicago and Miami · 1 hour
- Chicago and Phoenix · 2 hours
- Boston and Chicago · 1 hour
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.