Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.1620, -88.0984
- Elevation
- 264 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1002 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Illinois, United States
This page shows local time in Amherst, Illinois, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Amherst, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Amherst
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Amherst.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:25 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 Illinois
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/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Barrington — 3.2 km
- Brentwood — 4.3 km
- Kildeer — 4.3 km
- Inverness — 4.9 km
- Capri Village — 6.1 km
- North Barrington — 6.2 km
Amherst: clock, sun and surroundings
Amherst keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
The sun climbs above Amherst at 7:19 AM and dips below at 5:56 PM. Between them sit 10 h 37 min of daylight.
Amherst shares its time with neighbouring Barrington and Brentwood.
Delivery zones in Amherst are marked by 11 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is Amherst in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Amherst is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Amherst observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Amherst: Yes.
- When is the sun up in Amherst?
- The sun comes up at 7:19 AM.