🇵🇭 Manila ↔ 🇺🇸 Chicago

Manila is usually 13 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago observes daylight saving time and Manila does not, so the difference shifts by an hour around the changeovers.

Sunrise 5:29 AMSunset 6:29 PM(local)

Sunrise 5:17 AMSunset 8:30 PM(local)

Chicago: daylight saving timeNow UTC-5 CDT. Next change: November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour.
ManilaUTC+8
ChicagoUTC-5CDT

🇵🇭 Manila

Dialing code+63
Population1,600,000
Coordinates14.60°N, 120.98°E
Elevation13 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 Manila and Chicago?
Manila 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 Manila and Chicago?
There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Manila and Chicago, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
Why does the time difference between Manila and Chicago change?
Because at least one of Manila 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).