Dowell in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9398, -89.2379
- Elevation
- 122 m above sea level
- Population
- 392
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1068 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dowell, Illinois, United States
This page reports the local time in Dowell, Illinois, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Dowell, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dowell
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dowell.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Dowell right now
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Dowell and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20629
- 62927
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 Dowell
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
- Elkville — 3.3 km
- Hallidayboro — 5.7 km
- Old Du Quoin — 6.2 km
- Du Quoin — 8.0 km
- Vergennes — 9.5 km
- Ward — 10.0 km
Dowell: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal service in Dowell uses 2 codes.
The name of the time zone in Dowell is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Dowell at 7:16 AM, and the sun sets at 6:08 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 52 min.
Neighbouring places Elkville and Hallidayboro run on Dowell time.
Questions and answers
- Can Dowell's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Dowell's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Will the time in Dowell move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Dowell: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Dowell?
- Sunset there is at 6:08 PM.