Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.6828, -102.1660
- Elevation
- 1125 m above sea level
- Population
- 58
- Region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2149 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Colorado, United States
The local time in Amherst, Colorado, United States — in the America/Denver time zone (−6) — is shown on this page.
Amherst, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Amherst
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Amherst.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:20 Solar noon 12:49 Sunset 19:18 Daylight 12 h 58 min Night 11 h 02 min Civil twilight 05:52 – 19:46
Weather in Amherst right now
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Amherst and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01002
- 01003
- 01004
- 03031
- 24521
- 44001
- 54406
- 57421
- 68812
- 79312
- 80721
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 Amherst
- Amherst New York, United States
- Amherst Massachusetts, United States
- Amherst Ohio, United States
- Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada
- Amherst Virginia, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Venango — 13.8 km
- Holyoke — 15.9 km
- Phillips County — 19.0 km
- Lamar — 20.0 km
- Brandon — 25.2 km
- Sedgwick County — 26.6 km
Time and daylight in Amherst
Amherst takes in 11 postal codes.
Amherst follows America/Denver, giving it a UTC−6 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
At Amherst the sun clears the horizon at 06:20 and sinks again at 19:18. The gap between them is 12 h 58 min.
Close to Amherst, the towns of Venango and Holyoke show the same time.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Amherst labeled?
- The time zone for Amherst is labeled America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Does Amherst adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Amherst?
- It disappears at 19:18.