Evanston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0411, -87.6901
- Population
- 75 527
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 966 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Evanston, Illinois, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Evanston, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Evanston, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Evanston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Evanston.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Evanston right now
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Evanston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 47531
- 60201
- 60202
- 60203
- 60204
- 60208
- 60209
- 82930
- 82931
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 Evanston
- Evanston Alberta, Canada
- Evanston Wyoming, United States
- Evanston South Australia, Australia
- Evanston Nova Scotia, Canada
- Evanston Colorado, 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
- South Evanston — 0.9 km
- Oakton — 2.2 km
- Howard District — 2.8 km
- Skokie — 3.7 km
- Wilmette — 4.4 km
- Lincolnwood — 5.2 km
About the time in Evanston
The hours shown for Evanston apply equally in South Evanston and Oakton.
Evanston includes 9 postal codes.
Evanston marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Today the sun rises over Evanston at 7:15 AM and sets at 5:57 PM. That is 10 h 43 min of daylight in all.
Questions and answers
- Is Evanston in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Evanston is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time applied in Evanston?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Evanston?
- Today the sun rises at 7:15 AM.