Alma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.7217, -88.9092
- Elevation
- 190 m above sea level
- Population
- 315
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1028 km away
- Same name
- 49 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alma, Illinois, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Alma, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Alma, United States
Saturday, 14 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alma
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Alma keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:41 AM Sunset 4:45 PM Daylight 10 h 07 min Night 13 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:13 PM
Weather in Alma right now
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Alma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14708
- 26320
- 31510
- 48801
- 54610
- 62807
- 64001
- 66401
- 68920
- 72921
- 80420
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Illinois
Other places named Alma
- Alma Quebec, Canada
- Alma Michigan, United States
- Alma Arkansas, United States
- Alma Georgia, United States
- Alma Nebraska, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Brubaker — 4.3 km
- Kinmundy — 7.9 km
- Marion County — 8.1 km
- Tonti — 8.7 km
- Lester — 10.7 km
- Salem — 11.0 km
Local time details for Alma
Alma contains 11 postal codes.
Alma follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−6 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Daylight in Alma starts at 6:38 AM and ends at 4:45 PM today. It lasts 10 h 07 min.
For nearby Brubaker and Kinmundy, use the time shown for Alma.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Alma?
- The time zone that applies to Alma is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Alma?
- Daylight saving time in Alma: No.
- When does daylight end in Alma?
- Daylight ends at 4:45 PM.