Time Zone Information
Waukegan, United States
Current Time
09:01:42
Monday, November 2, 2026 local time in Waukegan
Waukegan, United States uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently UTC-6.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Waukegan.
Time Zone
| City | Waukegan |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Time Zone (IANA) | America/Chicago |
| UTC Offset | UTC-6 |
| Coordinates | 42.3636300, -87.8447900 |
| Population | 88,475 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Waukegan observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in America/Chicago
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | United States | 2,664,452 |
| Houston | United States | 2,314,157 |
| San Antonio | United States | 1,526,656 |
| Dallas | United States | 1,326,087 |
| Fort Worth | United States | 1,008,106 |
| Austin | United States | 974,447 |
| Nashville | United States | 689,447 |
| Oklahoma City | United States | 681,054 |
| New South Memphis | United States | 641,608 |
| Memphis | United States | 633,104 |