🇭🇰 Hong Kong ↔ 🇺🇸 Chicago
Hong Kong is usually 13 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago observes daylight saving time and Hong Kong does not, so the difference shifts by an hour around the changeovers.
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 7:11 PM(local)
Sunrise 5:17 AMSunset 8:30 PM(local)
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Dialing code+852
Population7,396,076
Coordinates22.28°N, 114.17°E
Elevation60 m
🇺🇸 Chicago
Dialing code+1
Population2,664,452
Coordinates41.85°N, 87.65°W
Elevation179 m
No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.
Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Chicago?
- Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of Chicago. Use the side-by-side clocks and the day/night strips above to convert any hour between them.
- When is the best time to call between Hong Kong and Chicago?
- There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Hong Kong and Chicago, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
- Why does the time difference between Hong Kong and Chicago change?
- Because at least one of Hong Kong and Chicago observes daylight saving time, the difference shifts by an hour when one city changes its clocks and the other has not yet (or does not).