Watertown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9853, -89.2945
- Elevation
- 207 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1092 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Watertown, Illinois, United States
Local time in Watertown, Illinois, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Watertown, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Watertown
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Watertown keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:59 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Watertown right now
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Watertown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02471
- 02472
- 02477
- 06795
- 13601
- 13603
- 37184
- 45787
- 53094
- 53098
- 55388
- 57201
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 Watertown
- Watertown Massachusetts, United States
- Watertown New York, United States
- Watertown Wisconsin, United States
- Watertown South Dakota, United States
- Watertown Minnesota, 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
- Honey Creek — 1.3 km
- Daysville — 2.0 km
- Oregon — 4.5 km
- Chana — 6.2 km
- Ogle County — 6.7 km
- Carthage — 7.6 km
Local time details for Watertown
The time in Watertown is also the time in nearby Honey Creek and Daysville.
Watertown carries 12 postal codes.
Local time in Watertown comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise today is 7:28 AM in Watertown, with sunset at 5:56 PM. That works out to 10 h 27 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Can Watertown's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Watertown's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Watertown affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Watertown?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:28 AM.