Time difference between Barajas de Madrid and Chicago
Chicago is 7 hours behind Barajas de Madrid.
Local time in both cities
Barajas de Madrid · Spain
05:29
Chicago · United States
22:29
Chicago is 7 hours behind Barajas de Madrid.
still the previous day
Time zones
| Barajas de Madrid | Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00 |
|---|---|
| Chicago | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
Barajas de Madrid is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+02:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 02:00.
Chicago is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Barajas de Madrid. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Barajas de Madrid (source) | Chicago (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 17:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 07:00 | 00:00 |
| 08:00 | 01:00 |
| 09:00 | 02:00 |
| 10:00 | 03:00 |
| 11:00 | 04:00 |
| 12:00 | 05:00 |
| 13:00 | 06:00 |
| 14:00 | 07:00 |
| 15:00 | 08:00 |
| 16:00 | 09:00 |
| 17:00 | 10:00 |
| 18:00 | 11:00 |
| 19:00 | 12:00 |
| 20:00 | 13:00 |
| 21:00 | 14:00 |
| 22:00 | 15:00 |
| 23:00 | 16:00 |
Other common differences from Barajas de Madrid
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Barajas de Madrid 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. Barajas de Madrid uses Europe/Madrid 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 Barajas de Madrid; 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.