Birmingham ↔ Chicago
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 15:00 and 17:00 (Birmingham time).
Sync Birmingham and Chicago easily. Birmingham is 6 hours ahead of Chicago. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 15:00 and 17:00 (Birmingham time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
5.3/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
17:03 GMT+9
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Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
03:03 EST
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London
08:03 GMT
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Outside Business HoursSynchronization Context
Syncing between Birmingham and Chicago is challenging due to the 6 hours offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.
Birmingham Business Pulse
- Culture Industrial, professional, and increasingly diverse. A major center for manufacturing and services.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best reached between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. Business is professional and pragmatic. As a major UK hub, it has high standards for efficiency. Punctuality is expected, and a polite, collaborative tone is standard for building successful partnerships.
Chicago Business Pulse
- Culture Practical, hardworking, and friendly. A major hub for logistics, finance, and manufacturing.
- Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best times for calls are 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Chicagoans are known for being practical and direct but also friendlier than their East Coast counterparts. The Central Time Zone is the "Goldilocks zone" for North American business, allowing for easy syncs with both NYC and LA.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Birmingham | Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Europe/London | America/Chicago |
| Country | UK | USA |
| Coordinates | 52.49, -1.89 | 41.88, -87.63 |
| Population | 1,145,000 | 8,939,000 |