Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Chicago day and the matching hour in Hong Kong. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Chicago	Hong Kong	Suitable?
12am	1pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
1am	2pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
2am	3pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
3am	4pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
4am	5pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
9am	10pm	Working hours in Chicago only
10am	11pm	Working hours in Chicago only
11am	12am	Working hours in Chicago only
12pm	1am	Working hours in Chicago only
1pm	2am	Working hours in Chicago only
2pm	3am	Working hours in Chicago only
3pm	4am	Working hours in Chicago only
4pm	5am	Working hours in Chicago only
5pm	6am	Working hours in Chicago only
8pm	9am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
9pm	10am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
10pm	11am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
11pm	12pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival — Hong Kong is off, Chicago is working.

Thursday, October 1, 2026 — National Day — Hong Kong is off, Chicago is working.

Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day — Chicago is off, Hong Kong is working.

Monday, October 19, 2026 — Chung Yeung Festival — Hong Kong is off, Chicago is working.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Chicago is off, Hong Kong is working.

Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Chicago is off, Hong Kong is working.

Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.

Saturday, December 26, 2026 — Boxing Day — Hong Kong is off, Chicago is working.

Chicago and Hong Kong have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Chicago and Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is currently 13 hours ahead of Chicago. That changes to 14 hours ahead of on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Chicago and Hong Kong?

There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.

How many hours do Chicago and Hong Kong overlap?

Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.

Does daylight saving change the Chicago–Hong Kong gap?

Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, November 1, 2026 (13 hours ahead of becomes 14 hours ahead of); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (14 hours ahead of becomes 13 hours ahead of).

Are there public holidays that affect Chicago–Hong Kong meetings?

Yes. The next is Saturday, September 26, 2026 — a public holiday where Hong Kong is, but a normal working day in Chicago.

Chicago to Hong Kong: time difference and best times to meet

Hour-by-hour overlap

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Public holidays to avoid

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Hour-by-hour overlap

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Public holidays to avoid

Frequently asked questions

Other meeting-time pages for Chicago

Sources