Chicago to Berlin Time
Berlin is 7 hours ahead of Chicago. It is Thursday 2:49 PM in Chicago and Thursday 9:49 PM in Berlin.
Clock changes, meeting times and hour chart
Through the year
Berlin is 7 hours ahead of Chicago for most of the year, and 6 hours ahead for about 3 weeks.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027
Chicago clocks go forward (CST → CDT)Berlin 6 hours ahead - Sunday, March 28, 2027
Berlin clocks go forward (CET → CEST)Berlin 7 hours ahead - Sunday, October 31, 2027
Berlin clocks go back (CEST → CET)Berlin 6 hours ahead - Sunday, November 7, 2027
Chicago clocks go back (CDT → CST)Berlin 7 hours ahead - Sunday, March 12, 2028
Chicago clocks go forward (CST → CDT)Berlin 6 hours ahead - Sunday, March 26, 2028
Berlin clocks go forward (CET → CEST)Berlin 7 hours ahead
Best times to meet
- Both at work (9 to 5)Berlin 7 hours ahead, most of the year9 AM–10 AM Chicago
4 PM–5 PM Berlin - Both at work (9 to 5)Berlin 6 hours ahead, about 3 weeks9 AM–11 AM Chicago
3 PM–5 PM Berlin
Hour by hour
Most of the year
| Chicago | Berlin |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM, Night | 7:00 AM, Awake |
| 1:00 AM, Night | 8:00 AM, Awake |
| 2:00 AM, Night | 9:00 AM, Working hours |
| 3:00 AM, Night | 10:00 AM, Working hours |
| 4:00 AM, Night | 11:00 AM, Working hours |
| 5:00 AM, Night | 12:00 PM, Working hours |
| 6:00 AM, Night | 1:00 PM, Working hours |
| 7:00 AM, Awake | 2:00 PM, Working hours |
| 8:00 AM, Awake | 3:00 PM, Working hours |
| 9:00 AM, Working hours | 4:00 PM, Working hours |
| 10:00 AM, Working hours | 5:00 PM, Awake |
| 11:00 AM, Working hours | 6:00 PM, Awake |
| 12:00 PM, Working hours | 7:00 PM, Awake |
| 1:00 PM, Working hours | 8:00 PM, Awake |
| 2:00 PM, Working hours | 9:00 PM, Awake |
| 3:00 PM, Working hours | 10:00 PM, Awake |
| 4:00 PM, Working hours | 11:00 PM, Night |
| 5:00 PM, Awake | 12:00 AM next day, Night |
| 6:00 PM, Awake | 1:00 AM next day, Night |
| 7:00 PM, Awake | 2:00 AM next day, Night |
| 8:00 PM, Awake | 3:00 AM next day, Night |
| 9:00 PM, Awake | 4:00 AM next day, Night |
| 10:00 PM, Awake | 5:00 AM next day, Night |
| 11:00 PM, Night | 6:00 AM next day, Night |
Questions
If it is 9:00 AM in Chicago, what time is it in Berlin?
4:00 PM in Berlin for most of the year, or 3:00 PM for about 3 weeks.
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Chicago?
2:00 AM in Chicago for most of the year, or 3:00 AM for about 3 weeks.
Do Chicago and Berlin change their clocks on the same day?
No. Chicago is on Central Time: CST (UTC−6) in winter, CDT (UTC−5) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Berlin is on CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Which other places have the same time as Chicago and Berlin?
As Chicago: Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Minneapolis, New Orleans, St. Louis, most of Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. As Berlin: Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Zurich, Stockholm, Warsaw, Prague, most of the EU. The difference is the same from any of them.