Dayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.4892, -90.3215
- Elevation
- 184 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1163 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dayton, Illinois, United States
Below you can see what the time is in Dayton, Illinois, United States now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dayton, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dayton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Dayton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Dayton right now
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Dayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08810
- 14041
- 16222
- 21036
- 22821
- 37321
- 41074
- 45401
- 45402
- 45403
- 45404
- 45405
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 Dayton
- Dayton Ohio, United States
- Dayton Nevada, United States
- Dayton Texas, United States
- Dayton Tennessee, United States
- Dayton New Jersey, 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
- Green River — 1.5 km
- Cleveland — 2.0 km
- Level Acres — 2.3 km
- Colona — 2.7 km
- Green Rock — 3.5 km
- Barstow — 4.4 km
About the time in Dayton
The number of postal codes covering Dayton is 12.
Dayton observes America/Chicago time, currently expressed as UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
The sun comes up over Dayton at 7:26 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:07 PM. That is 10 h 42 min between the two.
Look nearby and you will see Green River and Cleveland on the same clock as Dayton.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Dayton?
- The time zone name used for Dayton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Dayton follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Dayton: Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Dayton today?
- Today it sets at 6:07 PM.