Time in West Palm Beach and Chicago
The time difference between West Palm Beach, Florida and Chicago, Illinois is 1 hour. Chicago is 1 hour behind West Palm Beach.
This means 9am in West Palm Beach is 8am in Chicago and 5pm in West Palm Beach is 4pm in Chicago.
West Palm Beach
- The current local time in West Palm Beach is 4:06 pm (July 17, 2026)
- West Palm Beach is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for West Palm Beach, United States, is UTC-04:00
Chicago
- The current local time in Chicago is 3:06 pm (July 17, 2026)
- Chicago is in the Central Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-05:00
How to convert West Palm Beach time to Chicago time?
Subtract 1 hour from West Palm Beach time to get Chicago time.
Time in West Palm Beach
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Time in Chicago
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Use the slider above to convert West Palm Beach time to Chicago time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| West Palm Beach | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 12am | 11pm |
| 1am | 12am |
| 2am | 1am |
| 3am | 2am |
| 4am | 3am |
| 5am | 4am |
| 6am | 5am |
| 7am | 6am |
| 8am | 7am |
| 9am | 8am |
| 10am | 9am |
| 11am | 10am |
| 12pm | 11am |
| 1pm | 12pm |
| 2pm | 1pm |
| 3pm | 2pm |
| 4pm | 3pm |
| 5pm | 4pm |
| 6pm | 5pm |
| 7pm | 6pm |
| 8pm | 7pm |
| 9pm | 8pm |
| 10pm | 9pm |
| 11pm | 10pm |