Current Time in IANA America/Chicago Timezone

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16:54:15 CDT
Friday, 17 July 2026
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IANA Name: America/Chicago

Standard Offset: UTC −06:00

Daylight Saving: Yes

DST Offset: UTC −05:00

DST Abbreviation: CDT

Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅

America / Chicago (America/Chicago) is an IANA time zone with a standard offset of UTC−06:00. As of Friday, 17 July 2026, the current local time in the America/Chicago zone is 16:54:15 (CDT). This zone observes daylight saving time, shifting to UTC−05:00 during the DST period; the changeover dates are set by the IANA time zone database and applied automatically by operating systems. The America/Chicago zone is used in United States. It covers 99 listed cities such as Abilene, Alief, Allen and Amarillo, all of which share the same current time shown above.

Countries in the IANA America/Chicago timezone

Cities in the IANA America/Chicago timezone

Abilene Alief Allen Amarillo Arlington Austin Baton Rouge Beaumont Broken Arrow Brownsville Carrollton Cedar Rapids Champaign Chicago Clarksville College Station Columbia Corpus Christi Dallas Davenport Denton Des Moines Duluth East Independence Edmond Elgin Evansville Fargo Fort Smith Fort Worth Frisco Garland Grand Prairie Green Bay Houston Huntsville Independence Irving Jackson Joliet Kansas City Kenosha Killeen Lafayette Laredo Lawton League City Lee's Summit Lewisville Lincoln Little Rock Lubbock Madison McAllen McKinney Memphis Mesquite Metairie Metairie Terrace Midland Milwaukee Minneapolis Mobile Montgomery Murfreesboro Naperville Nashville Near North Side New Orleans New South Memphis Norman North Peoria Odessa Oklahoma City Olathe Omaha Overland Park Pasadena Pearland Plano Richardson Rockford Round Rock San Angelo San Antonio Shreveport Sioux Falls St. Louis Sugar Land The Woodlands Topeka Tulsa Tuscaloosa Tyler Waco Waukegan West Town Wichita Wichita Falls

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current time in the America/Chicago time zone?
As of Friday, 17 July 2026 the local time in America/Chicago is 16:54:15 (CDT). The clock at the top of this page updates live to the current time in this zone.
What is the UTC offset of America / Chicago?
America/Chicago has a standard offset of UTC−06:00. Add this offset to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to get the local time in the zone.
Does America/Chicago observe daylight saving time?
Yes. America/Chicago observes daylight saving time, moving to UTC−05:00 during the DST period before returning to UTC−06:00. The transition dates change each year and follow the IANA time zone database.
Which countries use the America/Chicago time zone?
America/Chicago is used across 1 country, including United States. All of them keep the same clock time shown on this page.
How many cities are in the America/Chicago time zone?
This page lists 99 cities in the America/Chicago zone, such as Abilene, Alief, Allen, Amarillo and Arlington. Because they share one time zone, they all read the same local time simultaneously.

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