Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3456, -87.8281
- Elevation
- 120 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 939 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, Illinois, United States
Find out what time it is now in Rochester, Illinois, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−5).
Rochester, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rochester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Rochester.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:30 PM
Weather in Rochester right now
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Rochester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02770
- 03839
- 03866
- 03867
- 03868
- 05767
- 14602
- 14603
- 14604
- 14605
- 14606
- 14607
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 Rochester
- Rochester New York, United States
- Rochester Minnesota, United States
- Rochester New Hampshire, United States
- Rochester England, United Kingdom
- Rochester Michigan, 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
- Coffee — 2.9 km
- Keensburg — 3.6 km
- Skelton — 4.1 km
- Schrodts Station — 4.1 km
- Logansburgh (historical) — 5.6 km
- Maud — 6.2 km
About the time in Rochester
The time in Rochester is also the time in nearby Coffee and Keensburg.
The postal breakdown of Rochester runs to 12 codes.
The zone in force in Rochester is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Today at Rochester, the sun rises at 7:10 AM and sets at 6:03 PM. That gives 10 h 53 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Rochester fall?
- Rochester falls under America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Rochester adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- What time does the day start in Rochester?
- The sun rises at 7:10 AM.