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Central European Time to Chicago Converter
Convert any time from Central European Time to Chicago — every 15 minutes, daylight-saving aware. Switch to Chicago → Central European Time →
CEST (daylight saving time)
CDT (daylight saving time)
About this conversion
Central European Time is on UTC+1; Chicago is on UTC-6. In standard (winter) time, Chicago is 7 hours behind Central European Time.
Central Time runs on CDT from the second Sunday of March to first Sunday of November, and on CST the rest of the year.
Every 15 minutes — Central European Time to Chicago
Reference table for Chicago, in 15-minute increments. Both standard-time and daylight-saving answers are shown where they differ.
- 12:00 AM5:00 PM(-1d)
- 12:15 AM5:15 PM(-1d)
- 12:30 AM5:30 PM(-1d)
- 12:45 AM5:45 PM(-1d)
- 1:00 AM6:00 PM(-1d)
- 1:15 AM6:15 PM(-1d)
- 1:30 AM6:30 PM(-1d)
- 1:45 AM6:45 PM(-1d)
- 2:00 AM7:00 PM(-1d)
- 2:15 AM7:15 PM(-1d)
- 2:30 AM7:30 PM(-1d)
- 2:45 AM7:45 PM(-1d)
- 3:00 AM8:00 PM(-1d)
- 3:15 AM8:15 PM(-1d)
- 3:30 AM8:30 PM(-1d)
- 3:45 AM8:45 PM(-1d)
- 4:00 AM9:00 PM(-1d)
- 4:15 AM9:15 PM(-1d)
- 4:30 AM9:30 PM(-1d)
- 4:45 AM9:45 PM(-1d)
- 5:00 AM10:00 PM(-1d)
- 5:15 AM10:15 PM(-1d)
- 5:30 AM10:30 PM(-1d)
- 5:45 AM10:45 PM(-1d)
- 6:00 AM11:00 PM(-1d)
- 6:15 AM11:15 PM(-1d)
- 6:30 AM11:30 PM(-1d)
- 6:45 AM11:45 PM(-1d)
- 7:00 AM12:00 AM
- 7:15 AM12:15 AM
- 7:30 AM12:30 AM
- 7:45 AM12:45 AM
- 8:00 AM1:00 AM
- 8:15 AM1:15 AM
- 8:30 AM1:30 AM
- 8:45 AM1:45 AM
- 9:00 AM2:00 AM
- 9:15 AM2:15 AM
- 9:30 AM2:30 AM
- 9:45 AM2:45 AM
- 10:00 AM3:00 AM
- 10:15 AM3:15 AM
- 10:30 AM3:30 AM
- 10:45 AM3:45 AM
- 11:00 AM4:00 AM
- 11:15 AM4:15 AM
- 11:30 AM4:30 AM
- 11:45 AM4:45 AM
- 12:00 PM5:00 AM
- 12:15 PM5:15 AM
- 12:30 PM5:30 AM
- 12:45 PM5:45 AM
- 1:00 PM6:00 AM
- 1:15 PM6:15 AM
- 1:30 PM6:30 AM
- 1:45 PM6:45 AM
- 2:00 PM7:00 AM
- 2:15 PM7:15 AM
- 2:30 PM7:30 AM
- 2:45 PM7:45 AM
- 3:00 PM8:00 AM
- 3:15 PM8:15 AM
- 3:30 PM8:30 AM
- 3:45 PM8:45 AM
- 4:00 PM9:00 AM
- 4:15 PM9:15 AM
- 4:30 PM9:30 AM
- 4:45 PM9:45 AM
- 5:00 PM10:00 AM
- 5:15 PM10:15 AM
- 5:30 PM10:30 AM
- 5:45 PM10:45 AM
- 6:00 PM11:00 AM
- 6:15 PM11:15 AM
- 6:30 PM11:30 AM
- 6:45 PM11:45 AM
- 7:00 PM12:00 PM
- 7:15 PM12:15 PM
- 7:30 PM12:30 PM
- 7:45 PM12:45 PM
- 8:00 PM1:00 PM
- 8:15 PM1:15 PM
- 8:30 PM1:30 PM
- 8:45 PM1:45 PM
- 9:00 PM2:00 PM
- 9:15 PM2:15 PM
- 9:30 PM2:30 PM
- 9:45 PM2:45 PM
- 10:00 PM3:00 PM
- 10:15 PM3:15 PM
- 10:30 PM3:30 PM
- 10:45 PM3:45 PM
- 11:00 PM4:00 PM
- 11:15 PM4:15 PM
- 11:30 PM4:30 PM
- 11:45 PM4:45 PM
Frequently asked
What is noon Central European Time in Chicago?
When it's 12:00 PM Central European Time, the time in Chicago (Central Time) is 5:00 AM year-round.
How many hours is Chicago behind Central European Time?
In standard (winter) time, Chicago is 7 hours behind Central European Time. When daylight saving time is in effect, the difference becomes 7 hours behind Central European Time.
When does Central Time switch between CST and CDT?
Central Time is on CDT (UTC-5) from the second Sunday of March to first Sunday of November, and on CST (UTC-6) the rest of the year.
What cities use Central Time?
Major cities on Central Time include Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Mexico City, and Winnipeg.
What is noon Central European Time in other time zones?
Noon Central European Time corresponds to 3:00 AM PST, 4:30 PM IST, 8:00 PM JST.