Time difference between Chicago and Punta del Este
+2 hPunta del Este is 2 hours ahead of Chicago.
Observatory log
Chicago and Punta del Este, compared
- 01Difference now
Punta del Este is 2 hours ahead of Chicago.
Chicago: CDT (UTC−5) · Punta del Este: UTC−3 (UTC−3)
Next changeFrom 1 November 2026: Punta del Este is 3 hours ahead of Chicago.
- 02Through 2026–2027
- 1 January 2026 – 8 March 2026+3 h
- 8 March 2026 – 1 November 2026+2 h
- 1 November 2026 – 14 March 2027+3 h
- 14 March 2027 – 7 November 2027+2 h
- 7 November 2027 – 31 December 2027+3 h
Difference of Punta del Este from Chicago. It changes on the days either place changes its clocks (dates local to that place).
- 03Shared working hours
- Mon–Fri: 09:00–15:00 in Chicago = 11:00–17:00 in Punta del Este · 6 h
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local time on each place’s own working days, for the next seven days.
- 04Best time to meet
09:00–15:00 in Chicago = 11:00–17:00 in Punta del Este
Inside both working days (Mon–Fri).
- 05Weekend
Chicago: Saturday and Sunday
Punta del Este: Saturday and Sunday
24 hours
A day in Chicago, in Punta del Este
| Chicago | Punta del Este | Working hours, evening, night or weekend in each place |
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | |
| 01:00 | 03:00 | |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | |
| 03:00 | 05:00 | |
| 04:00 | 06:00 | |
| 05:00 | 07:00 | |
| 06:00 | 08:00 | |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | |
| 08:00 | 10:00 | |
| 09:00 | 11:00 | |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | |
| 13:00 | 15:00 | |
| 14:00 | 16:00 | |
| 15:00 | 17:00 | |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | |
| 18:00 | 20:00 | |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | |
| 22:00 | 00:00Tomorrow | |
| 23:00 | 01:00Tomorrow |
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Asked about Chicago and Punta del Este
What is the time difference between Chicago and Punta del Este?
Punta del Este is 2 hours ahead of Chicago. This holds until 1 November 2026; then Punta del Este is 3 hours ahead of Chicago.
What is the best time for a call between Chicago and Punta del Este?
Inside both working days: Mon–Fri: 09:00–15:00 in Chicago = 11:00–17:00 in Punta del Este · 6 h.
When does the time difference between Chicago and Punta del Este change?
In the next 12 months it changes on: 1 November 2026 (+3 h); 14 March 2027 (+2 h).