Time difference: Chicago Loop vs Paris

Quick answer

Paris is 7 hours ahead of Chicago Loop.

Chicago Loop is in the CDT time zone (UTC-05:00) while Paris uses CEST (UTC+02:00).

The offset between these two cities changes during the year because they do not share the same daylight saving schedule.

Chicago Loop
23:22:15
CDT UTC-05:00
+7h
Paris is 7 hours ahead of Chicago Loop.
Time offset changes during the year due to different DST schedules.
Paris
06:22:15
CEST UTC+02:00

Paris is 7 hours ahead of Chicago Loop.

Chicago Loop is in the CDT time zone (UTC-05:00) while Paris uses CEST (UTC+02:00).

Because Chicago Loop and Paris do not share the same daylight saving schedule, the time difference between them changes during the year.

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Chicago Loop, here are the local times elsewhere.

Chicago Loop Paris
00:00 07:00
01:00 08:00
02:00 09:00
03:00 10:00
04:00 11:00
05:00 12:00
06:00 13:00
07:00 14:00
08:00 15:00
09:00 16:00
10:00 17:00
11:00 18:00
12:00 19:00
13:00 20:00
14:00 21:00
15:00 22:00
16:00 23:00
17:00 00:00 +1
18:00 01:00 +1
19:00 02:00 +1
20:00 03:00 +1
21:00 04:00 +1
22:00 05:00 +1
23:00 06:00 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

Paris is 7 hours ahead of Chicago Loop.

A good window is 09:00–10:00 in Chicago Loop, which is 16:00–17:00 in Paris. Both sides are inside 9:00–17:00 working hours.

Paris is 7 hours ahead of Chicago Loop.

Chicago Loop and Paris do not share the same DST schedule, so the time offset between them changes by an hour during parts of the year.

Chicago Loop uses America/Chicago and Paris uses Europe/Paris. These are the identifiers used by operating systems and APIs to compute local time.

A good reverse window is 16:00–17:00 in Paris, which is 09:00–10:00 in Chicago Loop. Both sides are inside 9:00–17:00 working hours.