Chicago to Toronto Time Converter
Set a time in Chicago and read it off in Toronto. Drag the slider to move through the day, or add more cities to the board.
Right now it is 1:42 AM in Chicago and 2:42 AM in Toronto. Toronto is 1 hour ahead of Chicago.
Every hour, side by side
Chicago on the left, Toronto on the right, for a normal working day.
| Chicago | Toronto | Overlap |
|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 7 am | 8:00 AM | Outside 9–5 |
| 8 am | 9:00 AM | Workable for both |
| 9 am | 10:00 AM | Both at work |
| 10 am | 11:00 AM | Both at work |
| 11 am | 12:00 PM | Both at work |
| 12 pm | 1:00 PM | Both at work |
| 1 pm | 2:00 PM | Both at work |
| 2 pm | 3:00 PM | Both at work |
| 3 pm | 4:00 PM | Both at work |
| 4 pm | 5:00 PM | Workable for both |
| 5 pm | 6:00 PM | Outside 9–5 |
| 6 pm | 7:00 PM | Outside 9–5 |
| 7 pm | 8:00 PM | Outside 9–5 |
| 8 pm | 9:00 PM | Outside 9–5 |
| 9 pm | 10:00 PM | Toronto asleep |
| 10 pm | 11:00 PM | Both asleep |
Who is awake when
Each column is one hour of the selected day in Chicago. Click a column to move the whole board to that hour.
Planning a call between Chicago and Toronto
Best window: 9 am to 4 pm in Chicago (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Toronto). In that stretch both cities sit inside core 9-to-5 hours, so neither side takes the call early or late.
Daylight saving
Chicago is on UTC−5 (CDT). Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026, moving it to UTC−6. Between that date and the other city’s own change, the gap between them is an hour different from usual.
Toronto is on UTC−4 (EDT). Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026, moving it to UTC−5. Between that date and the other city’s own change, the gap between them is an hour different from usual.