Ames in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.1467, -90.0546
- Elevation
- 143 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1135 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ames, Illinois, United States
This page answers what time it is in Ames, Illinois, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Ames, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ames
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Ames, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 6:56 AM – 6:34 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 Illinois
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/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Precinct 9 — 5.0 km
- Ruma — 5.1 km
- Renault — 7.0 km
- Danley — 7.8 km
- Prairie Du Rocher — 7.9 km
- Marigold — 8.5 km
About the time in Ames
7 postal codes have been allocated to Ames.
The clock in Ames is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
First light in Ames comes at 7:23 AM today; darkness returns after 6:07 PM. The day gives 10 h 44 min of light.
If you are looking near Ames, both Precinct 9 and Ruma keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Ames?
- The time zone value for Ames is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Ames?
- Daylight saving time in Ames: Yes.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Ames?
- Sunrise is at 7:23 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM.