Clay County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.7542, -88.4902
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 992 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Clay County, Illinois, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Clay County, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Clay County, United States
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Clay County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Clay County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Clay County right now
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Clay County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62858 Louisville — 2.4 km away
- 62839 Flora — 9.3 km away
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 Clay County
- Clay County Alabama, United States
- Clay County Arkansas, United States
- Clay County Florida, United States
- Clay County Georgia, United States
- Clay County Iowa, 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
- Louisville — 2.3 km
- Hoosier — 6.3 km
- Riffle — 8.6 km
- Flora — 9.5 km
- Sailor Springs — 11.1 km
- Bible Grove — 13.6 km
Clay County: clock, sun and surroundings
2 postal codes are in use across Clay County.
Clay County runs its day on America/Chicago, which is offset UTC−5. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:12 AM above Clay County and sets at 6:06 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 54 min.
Nearby places like Louisville and Hoosier are on Clay County time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Clay County?
- Clay County is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Clay County?
- Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Clay County?
- Daylight begins at 7:12 AM.