Time difference between Chicago and San Rafael
San Rafael is 2 hours ahead of Chicago.
Local time in both cities
Chicago · United States
10:13
United StatesSan Rafael · Argentina
12:13
ArgentinaSan Rafael is 2 hours ahead of Chicago.
same day
Time zones
| Chicago | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
|---|---|
| San Rafael | America/Argentina/Mendoza · UTC-03:00 |
Chicago is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
San Rafael does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Chicago. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Chicago (source) | San Rafael (target) |
|---|---|
| 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 | 00:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 01:00 next day |
Other common differences from Chicago
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Chicago and San Rafael 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. Chicago uses America/Chicago and San Rafael uses America/Argentina/Mendoza; 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 Chicago; the right column is the local time in San Rafael 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.