Best time to meet
Chicago and San Francisco
Standard 9–5 overlap, live clocks, and DST caveats for Chicago (CST) and San Francisco (PST). Share this URL with Slack or email.
Live clocks
See current time in Chicago and San Francisco, with active DST rules for each IANA zone.
Shared business hours
Best shared window today: 16:00–22:00 UTC (6.0 hours of overlap).
Share one link
Copy this page URL or the overlap window—teammates land on the same math with no setup.
Live overlap for two cities.
Scheduling a meeting between Chicago and San Francisco is easy — standard 9–5 hours overlap by 3–5 hours per day. Chicago is 2 hours ahead of San Francisco during winter, though Daylight Saving Time can shift the gap by an hour in spring and autumn.
The visualization below shows the exact UTC overlap window plus each city's local working hours. We recommend the same time of day for recurring meetings to keep the routine predictable, and using the DST Checker once the dates are set so DST transitions don't silently shift your calls.
Use this UTC window as the neutral reference, then send each person their local times beside this panel.
Both Chicago and San Francisco observe DST, but they may change clocks on different dates. Your overlap will temporarily shift by an hour.
UTC view keeps the overlap honest across cities and daylight saving changes.
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers about overlap, DST quirks, recurring invites, and sharing this Chicago–San Francisco view with your team.
The best overlap window is 16:00–22:00 UTC, totalling 6.0 hours per day.
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