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
This is the current time in Amherst, Colorado, United States, shown for the America/Denver time zone (−6).
Amherst, United States
Sunday, 18 October 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 7:04 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:33 PM
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
Expect sunrise at 7:04 AM and sunset at 6:06 PM in Amherst today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 02 min.
The same local time applies in Amherst, Venango and Holyoke.
Amherst spans 11 postal codes.
Amherst follows America/Denver, giving it a UTC−6 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
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 6:06 PM.