Velma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5148, -89.2326
- Elevation
- 190 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1052 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Velma, Illinois, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Velma, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Velma, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Velma
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Velma keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Velma right now
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Velma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 73491
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 Velma
- Velma Oklahoma, United States
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- Velma Nebraska, United States
- Velma Virginia, 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
- Hewittville — 2.7 km
- Owaneco — 4.9 km
- Christian County — 5.2 km
- Big Oak Mobile Home Park — 5.6 km
- Hillcrest Mobile Home Park — 5.6 km
- Taylorville — 6.5 km
Velma: clock, sun and surroundings
Mail delivery in Velma relies on 1 postal code.
Velma follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
The sun rises at 7:19 AM above Velma and sets at 6:04 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 45 min.
Neighbouring Hewittville and Owaneco keep the same hours as Velma.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Velma?
- Choose America/Chicago for Velma, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Velma affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Velma?
- In Velma the sun rises at 7:19 AM.