Time difference between Chicago and Fort Lauderdale
Compare the current local time in Chicago and Fort Lauderdale, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Chicago's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Fort Lauderdale's.
Chicago working hours
Fort Lauderdale working hours
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🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale
Scheduling across Chicago and Fort Lauderdale
Working across Chicago and Fort Lauderdale is very easy. Their standard business hours overlap for around 7 hours every day, from 09:00 to 16:00 in Chicago (10:00 to 17:00 in Fort Lauderdale). Meetings can sit comfortably inside the regular working day on both sides.
Quick reference
| 🇺🇸 Chicago | 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale | In Fort Lauderdale it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇺🇸 Chicago
Currently in CDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to CST
on Sunday 1 November 2026
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale
Currently in EDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to EST
on Sunday 1 November 2026