Cary in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.2120, -88.2381
- Population
- 17 965
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1015 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cary, Illinois, United States
This is the current time in Cary, Illinois, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Cary, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Cary
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Cary, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Cary right now
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Cary and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27511
- 27512
- 27513
- 27518
- 27519
- 39054
- 60013
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 Cary
- Cary North Carolina, United States
- Cary Trnava Region, Slovakia
- Cary Mississippi, United States
- Cary Maine, United States
- Cary Quiché, Guatemala
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
- Trout Valley — 2.0 km
- Camp Algonquin — 4.0 km
- Port Barrington — 4.5 km
- Crystal Manor — 4.6 km
- Algonquin — 6.9 km
- Crystal Lake — 7.2 km
Local time details for Cary
Sunlight reaches Cary at 7:14 AM and fades after 6:04 PM today. The span is 10 h 50 min.
Trout Valley and Camp Algonquin, both nearby, hold the same time as Cary.
Postal codes in Cary number 7.
Local time in Cary comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Cary?
- Cary observes the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Cary?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Cary?
- Expect it at 7:14 AM.