Merriam in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3625, -88.2773
- Elevation
- 127 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 978 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Merriam, Illinois, United States
This page reports the local time in Merriam, Illinois, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Merriam, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Merriam
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Merriam, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Merriam right now
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Merriam and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62843 Golden Gate — 6.1 km away
- 62837 Fairfield — 7.4 km away
- 62809 Barnhill — 11.5 km away
- 62862 Mill Shoals — 14.0 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 Merriam
- Merriam Kansas, United States
- Merriam Indiana, United States
- Merriam Minnesota, United States
- Merriam Ohio, 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
- Klines Corner — 1.9 km
- Toms Prairie — 5.3 km
- Golden Gate — 6.4 km
- Fairfield — 7.4 km
- Hubbard — 8.1 km
- Fairfield Estates — 8.4 km
Time and daylight in Merriam
Today's times for Merriam: the sun is up at 7:15 AM and down at 6:01 PM. That means 10 h 46 min of daylight.
Time in Merriam applies without change in Klines Corner and Toms Prairie nearby.
Merriam is mapped by 4 postal codes.
The time zone assigned to Merriam is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Merriam based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Merriam is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Merriam?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Merriam?
- It disappears at 6:01 PM.