Ames in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.8647, -107.8820
- Elevation
- 2658 m above sea level
- Region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2678 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ames, Colorado, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Ames, Colorado, United States — the America/Denver zone applies there (−6).
Ames, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Ames
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ames.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Ames right now
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Ames and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50010
- 50011
- 50012
- 50013
- 50014
- 68621
- 73718
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Colorado
- Denver 729 019
- Colorado Springs 456 568
- Aurora 359 407
- Fort Collins 170 924
- Lakewood 152 597
- Thornton 133 451
Other places named Ames
- Ames Iowa, United States
- Ames Texas, United States
- Ames Texas, United States
- Ames Hauts-de-France, France
- Ames Oklahoma, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Ophir Loop — 1.3 km
- Alta (historical) — 3.5 km
- Ophir — 4.4 km
- Ilium — 7.4 km
- Mountain Village — 7.8 km
- Vance Junction — 8.0 km
Ames: clock, sun and surroundings
Anyone in Ophir Loop or Alta (historical) reads the same clock as Ames.
The postal code count for Ames is 7.
Local clocks in Ames answer to America/Denver, set UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today, Ames has first light at 7:21 AM and last light at 6:36 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 15 min.
Questions and answers
- Is Ames in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Ames is in the America/Denver time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Does Ames go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Ames: Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Ames?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:36 PM.