Time difference between Bahir Dar and Chicago
Chicago is 8 hours behind Bahir Dar.
Local time in both cities
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United StatesChicago is 8 hours behind Bahir Dar.
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Time zones
| Bahir Dar | Africa/Addis_Ababa · UTC+03:00 |
|---|---|
| Chicago | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
Bahir Dar does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+03:00 all year.
Chicago is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-22 local time in Bahir Dar. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Bahir Dar (source) | Chicago (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 16:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 17:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 07:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 08:00 | 00:00 |
| 09:00 | 01:00 |
| 10:00 | 02:00 |
| 11:00 | 03:00 |
| 12:00 | 04:00 |
| 13:00 | 05:00 |
| 14:00 | 06:00 |
| 15:00 | 07:00 |
| 16:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 |
| 18:00 | 10:00 |
| 19:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 12:00 |
| 21:00 | 13:00 |
| 22:00 | 14:00 |
| 23:00 | 15:00 |
Other common differences from Bahir Dar
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Bahir Dar and Chicago right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Bahir Dar uses Africa/Addis_Ababa and Chicago uses America/Chicago; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Bahir Dar; the right column is the local time in Chicago at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.