What time is it in Vernon Hills, Illinois?

Vernon Hills is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Vernon Hills sits at 42.23°N, 87.96°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Vernon Hills.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Central Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Vernon Hills it is highest at 12:43 pm today — 43 minutes after clock noon.

At 88.0°W, Vernon Hills sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 1 minute in Vernon Hills, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 6 hours 11 minutes, from 15 hours 16 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 5 minutes in December.

At 42.2°N that puts Vernon Hills between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.