Time difference between Chicago and Shanghai
Chicago is 13 h behind Shanghai.
See the current local time in Chicago and Shanghai side by side. The difference updates live and automatically accounts for daylight saving time.
When it is 12:00 noon in Chicago, the clock in Shanghai shows 01:00 on the next day. Business hours (9:00–17:00) in the two cities do not overlap — one side has to take the call early in the morning or late in the evening. As the crow flies, the two cities are about 11,360 km (7,060 mi) apart — roughly 14 h nonstop by plane.