Best time to meet between Chicago and Singapore
Singapore is 13 hours ahead of Chicago on 31 July 2026. Their standard working days do not overlap at all.
- Chicago
- UTC-5
- America/Chicago
- Singapore
- UTC+8
- Asia/Singapore
- Shared working hours
- None
- at 9:00–17:00 each
Participants
Best meeting slots
No time works for everyone on this day — the slots below are the fairest tradeoffs. Try another date or widening someone's hours.
Local timelines — Fri, Jul 31
Each row is one person's 24h day, aligned to the same instants. Times are labelled in each person's own timezone.
Best meeting times
Ranked for Friday, 31 July 2026, assuming each person is available 9:00–17:00 in their own local time. Change the date or the hours in the planner above and the ranking updates live.
There is no window where every person is inside their working hours. Someone has to move. The slots below are ranked by how small and how evenly shared that compromise is.
| # | Chicago | Singapore | Tradeoff | Fairness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:30 PM Fri | 7:30 AM Sat | Evening for Chicago, early morning for Singapore | Shared discomfort |
| 2 | 6:00 PM Fri | 7:00 AM Sat | Evening for Chicago, early morning for Singapore | Shared discomfort |
| 3 | 7:00 PM Fri | 8:00 AM Sat | Evening for Chicago, early morning for Singapore | Shared discomfort |
| 4 | 5:30 PM Fri | 6:30 AM Sat | Evening for Chicago, early morning for Singapore | Shared discomfort |
| 5 | 7:30 PM Fri | 8:30 AM Sat | Evening for Chicago, early morning for Singapore | Shared discomfort |
The full day, side by side
Each row is one person's Friday, in their own local time. Aligned vertically, so any column is the same moment everywhere.
Solid blocks are working hours; faded blocks are outside them. Colours follow the local time of day.
Daylight saving between Chicago and Singapore
The gap is not fixed: it moves between 13 hours and 14 hours across the year, because Chicago observes daylight saving and Singapore does not. A time that worked in March can be an hour off in April — the planner uses each city's IANA rules for the exact date you pick, so it stays correct through the switch.
Questions about Chicago ↔ Singapore meetings
- What is the time difference between Chicago and Singapore?
- On 31 July 2026 the gap is 13 hours, with Singapore ahead of Chicago. Across the year it moves between 13 hours and 14 hours because of daylight saving.
- Do Chicago and Singapore have overlapping working hours?
- No. With standard 9:00–17:00 hours on both sides there is no shared window, so one person has to take the call outside their normal day. The ranking on this page picks the option that costs the least and spreads it as evenly as possible.
- Does this account for daylight saving?
- The gap is not fixed: it moves between 13 hours and 14 hours across the year, because Chicago observes daylight saving and Singapore does not. A time that worked in March can be an hour off in April — the planner uses each city's IANA rules for the exact date you pick, so it stays correct through the switch.
- Can I add more people or change the working hours?
- Yes. The planner on this page starts with Chicago and Singapore on 9:00–17:00, and you can change either city's hours, pick a different date, or add up to eight participants. Nothing is sent to a server.
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