Lake Forest time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Lake Forest uses Central Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Lake Forest
Time differenceSun in Lake Forest today
Daylight9h 56m today - 5h 20m less than the longest day and 0h 51m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Lake Forest
City facts- ⌖Region
- Illinois
- ◉Population
- 19,408
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Illinois
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday · in 68 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Lake Forest
Airports- ORD
↑ 32 km south
Same local time - MDW
↑ 53 km south
Same local time - MKE
↑ 77 km north
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Pueblamatches until 14 Mar 2027
Toronto705 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules New York1164 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Lake Forest in?
- Lake Forest uses America/Chicago: CST (UTC-6).
- 02Does Lake Forest have daylight saving time?
- 14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 123 days
- 03What is the time difference between Lake Forest and London?
- Lake Forest is 6 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Lake Forest from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 15:00-16:00 in Lake Forest.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
