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San Diego and Chicago Time Difference

San Diego is 2h behind Chicago

San Diego

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Chicago

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

United States · America/Chicago · CDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between San Diego and Chicago, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in San Diego it is 11 am in Chicago — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 3 pm in San Diego (5 pm in Chicago). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

San Diego and Chicago have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San Diego is 2 hours behind Chicago, which gives you about an hour of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 7 pm in San Diego — that lands at 8 pm to 9 pm in Chicago, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

San Diego

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn5:20:00 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:47:29 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:46:36 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:10:36 PM
🌆 Sunset7:45:44 PM
🌃 Dusk8:13:13 PM
Day length13:58:15

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition☀️ Clear sky
Temperature21°C
Feels like22°C
Humidity73%
Wind5 mph SW

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:34
Moonset00:13

Chicago

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn4:51:51 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:24:25 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:48:29 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:31:55 PM
🌆 Sunset8:12:33 PM
🌃 Dusk8:45:06 PM
Day length14:48:07

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition🌙 Clear sky
Temperature9°C
Feels like6°C
Humidity69%
Wind10 mph N

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:03
Moonset00:40

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