Champaign, IL to Montreal: time difference
Montreal is 1 h ahead of Champaign, IL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Champaign, IL 19:30 7:30 PM Montreal 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
19:30 7:30 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 18:09
20:30 8:30 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:03
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+1 h
Montreal is 1 h ahead of Champaign, IL.
When you, Champaign, IL and Montreal are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Champaign, IL
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🇨🇦 Montreal
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Champaign, IL | 🇨🇦 Montreal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Champaign, IL | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:08 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 1 min | 10 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 88,302 | 1,762,949 |
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Champaign, IL and Montreal: common questions
How far ahead of Champaign, IL, is Montreal?
Montreal is 1 hour ahead of Champaign: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Champaign, IL, what time is it in Montreal?
At 9:00 AM in Champaign, clocks in Montreal show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Montreal at the end of the working day in Champaign, IL?
The working day in Champaign ends at 6:00 PM; in Montreal it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Montreal from Champaign, IL?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Champaign – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Montreal – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Montreal compared with Champaign, IL?
The new day starts in Montreal earlier: at 11:00 PM in Champaign it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Montreal, Champaign is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Champaign, IL, and Montreal change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
