Love Taps / Time zones / New York and Chicago
Time difference between New York and Chicago
Chicago is 1 hour behind New York. From November 1, 2026: Chicago is 1 hour behind New York.
| New York | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
|---|---|
| Chicago | United States · America/Chicago · UTC−5 |
| Difference now | Chicago is 1 hour behind New York |
| Distance | 711 miles (1,144 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Chicago is 1 hour behind New York |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Chicago is 1 hour behind New York |
| From March 14, 2027 | Chicago is 1 hour behind New York |
New York 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 New York = 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 New York = 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm in Chicago · 5 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in New York is 7:00 am in Chicago.
- 10:00 pm in New York is 9:00 pm in Chicago.
- 8:00 am in Chicago is 9:00 am in New York.
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.
| New York | 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 | New York asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- New York and Miami · 0 hours
- New York and Seattle · 3 hours
- New York and San Francisco · 3 hours
- New York and Houston · 1 hour
- New York and Dallas · 1 hour
- New York and Atlanta · 0 hours
- New York and Denver · 2 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.