Melbourne to Chicago
Chicago is 15 hours behind of Melbourne.
Melbourne
Australia
Day
Difference
Chicago
United States
Day
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Melbourne with its equivalent in Chicago. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Melbourne-Chicago gap
Melbourne sits in the Australia/Melbourne time zone (UTC+10), while Chicago uses America/Chicago (CDT). That puts Chicago 15 hours behind of Melbourne right now.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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- Chicago to Melbourne
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- Melbourne to London
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See also current time in Melbourne and current time in Chicago.
Melbourne and Chicago, questions
- What is the time difference between Melbourne and Chicago?
- Chicago is 15 hours behind of Melbourne. Melbourne is currently on UTC+10 and Chicago on CDT.
- What is the best time to call Chicago from Melbourne?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in Melbourne or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Melbourne and Chicago always the same?
- The gap is mostly stable, but if both cities observe daylight saving they may not switch on the same date, there are usually a few weeks each spring and autumn when the difference shifts by an hour.