Chicago to New York: time difference and best times to meet
New York is 1 hour ahead of Chicago. Their working days overlap for 8 hours, from 9am to 5pm in Chicago (10am–6pm in New York). The best time to schedule is 1pm Chicago time, which is 2pm in New York.
America/Chicago
America/New_York
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Chicago day and the matching hour in New York. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Chicago | New York | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 8am | 9am | Working hours in New York only |
| 9am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 5pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 6pm | Working hours in Chicago only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 1pm in Chicago · 2pm in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 2pm in Chicago · 3pm in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 12pm in Chicago · 1pm in New York — Overlaps lunch on one side
Avoid 8am Chicago time and 5pm Chicago time — only the other city is at work.
Daylight saving
The difference between Chicago and New York stays at 1 hour ahead of for the whole of the next twelve months — neither side's clock change affects this pair.
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.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day; both cities are off.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day and Veterans Day; both cities are off.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Day; both cities are off.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
With 8 shared working hours, Chicago and New York can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
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 New York?
- New York is currently 1 hour ahead of Chicago. Neither city changes its clocks over the next twelve months, so the gap stays fixed.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Chicago and New York?
- 1pm in Chicago, which is 2pm in New York. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Chicago and New York overlap?
- 8 hours, from 9am to 5pm Chicago time (10am–6pm in New York).
- Are there public holidays that affect Chicago–New York meetings?
- Yes. The next is Monday, October 12, 2026 — a public holiday in both countries.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Chicago
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved