Braidwood in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.2650, -88.2123
- Elevation
- 176 m above sea level
- Population
- 6 172
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 986 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Braidwood, Illinois, United States
Check the current local time in Braidwood, Illinois, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Braidwood, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Braidwood
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Braidwood, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Braidwood right now
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Braidwood and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60408
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 Braidwood
- Braidwood New South Wales, Australia
- Braidwood Scotland, United Kingdom
- Braidwood Oklahoma, 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
- Godley — 4.1 km
- Diamond — 4.2 km
- Eileen — 5.9 km
- Lakewood Shores — 5.9 km
- Braceville — 6.1 km
- Resthaven — 6.4 km
Local time details for Braidwood
First light in Braidwood comes at 7:16 AM today; darkness returns after 6:00 PM. The day gives 10 h 45 min of light.
The time you see for Braidwood is also correct for Godley and Diamond.
Postal codes in Braidwood number 1.
The offset in Braidwood is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Braidwood identified?
- The time zone for Braidwood is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Braidwood?
- Yes.
- What time is sunrise in Braidwood?
- It is 7:16 AM.