United States
Time now in Platteville
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 07:50Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
11,224
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
07:50
Day length
13h 33m
Coordinates
42.73, -90.47
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About the time in Platteville
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Platteville runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 11,224 people live in Platteville, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Platteville
- When do the sun rise and set in Platteville today?
- Sunrise is at 06:18 and sunset at 07:50, giving 13h 33m of daylight.
- What time is it in Platteville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Platteville, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Platteville in?
- Platteville uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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