Ames in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5694, -97.4420
- Elevation
- 398 m above sea level
- Population
- 33
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1755 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ames, Kansas, United States
This page reports the local time in Ames, Kansas, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Ames, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ames
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Ames.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:14 PM Sunset 5:30 PM Daylight 10 h 31 min Night 13 h 29 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 5:58 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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Ames
- Ames Iowa, United States
- Ames Texas, United States
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- 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
About the time in Ames
For Ames the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:59 AM and sunset at 5:30 PM in Ames today. The day carries 10 h 31 min of light.
Nearby settlements including Clyde and Saint Joseph match the time in Ames.
Postal codes in Ames number 7.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Ames?
- The time zone that applies to Ames is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is summer time applied in Ames?
- No.
- At what time is the sun setting in Ames?
- The sun is setting at 5:30 PM.