Roots in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.0178, -89.9723
- Elevation
- 119 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1130 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Roots, Illinois, United States
On this page the local time of Roots, Illinois, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Roots, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Roots
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Roots.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Roots right now
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Roots and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62261 Modoc — 5.3 km away
- 62241 Ellis Grove — 6.4 km away
- 62242 Evansville — 9.6 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 Roots
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
- Brewerville — 1.9 km
- Collins — 2.2 km
- Ellis Grove — 5.9 km
- Reily Lake — 6.2 km
- Modoc — 6.9 km
- Kellogg — 7.2 km
About the time in Roots
The number of postal codes covering Roots is 3.
Hours in Roots are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun climbs above Roots at 7:20 AM and dips below at 6:09 PM. Between them sit 10 h 49 min of daylight.
Near Roots you can add Brewerville and Collins, both on the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Roots?
- The time zone that includes Roots is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Roots run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Roots: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Roots?
- Expect it at 6:09 PM.