🇺🇸 Illinois, United States of America
Current local time in Alton
--:--America/Chicago · CDT · UTC-05:00
5h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Chicago (CDT)
UTC offset
UTC-05:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-06:00
Daylight
06:37 19:16 12h 39m
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Alton time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Alton in?
- Alton uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-05:00).
- Does Alton observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Alton is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Alton and UTC?
- Alton is UTC-05:00, so local time is -05:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Times shown are calculated from your device clock and the IANA time zone database.