Ideal in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9750, -89.9882
- Elevation
- 263 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1147 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ideal, Illinois, United States
See what time it currently is in Ideal, Illinois, United States — the time zone there is America/Chicago (−5).
Ideal, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ideal
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ideal.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Ideal right now
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Ideal and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 31041
- 57541
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 Ideal
- Ideal Georgia, United States
- Ideal Ceará, Brazil
- Ideal Manitoba, Canada
- Ideal Durango, Mexico
- Ideal South Dakota, 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
- Argo Fay — 4.0 km
- Fair Haven — 5.9 km
- Daggett (historical) — 6.5 km
- Spring Valley — 8.8 km
- Franklin Corners — 9.1 km
- Chadwick — 9.1 km
Ideal: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal service in Ideal uses 2 codes.
Ideal is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
Today, Ideal has first light at 7:24 AM and last light at 6:07 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 43 min.
The local time of Ideal is shared by neighbouring Argo Fay and Fair Haven.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Ideal?
- The time zone that applies to Ideal is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Ideal adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- When does evening light leave Ideal?
- At 6:07 PM.