Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.8334, -68.3642
- Elevation
- 85 m above sea level
- Population
- 239
- Region
- Maine
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 975 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Maine, United States
Local time in Amherst, Maine, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Amherst, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Amherst
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Amherst, Maine.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:18 PM Sunset 5:27 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:39 AM – 5:57 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 Maine
- Portland 66 881
- Lewiston 36 202
- Bangor 32 391
- West Scarborough 27 706
- South Portland 25 556
- South Portland Gardens 23 893
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/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Aurora — 3.7 km
- North Mariaville — 5.9 km
- Archers Corners — 6.3 km
- Osborn — 10.5 km
- Clifton — 11.7 km
- Unorganized Territory Of Northwest Hancock — 13.1 km
About the time in Amherst
The clock in Amherst matches the clock in nearby Aurora and North Mariaville.
Deliveries to Amherst are sorted by 11 postal codes.
For Amherst the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun breaks the horizon at Amherst at 7:10 AM and leaves it at 5:27 PM. Daylight comes to 10 h 17 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Amherst?
- Amherst observes the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Amherst?
- Yes.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Amherst?
- Sunrise is at 7:10 AM and sunset at 5:27 PM.