Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.6086, -91.8949
- Elevation
- 316 m above sea level
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1346 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Minnesota, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Amherst, Minnesota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Amherst, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Amherst
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Amherst, Minnesota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 7:12 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 Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
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
Time and daylight in Amherst
Local timekeeping in Amherst uses America/Chicago, equal to UTC−5. Summer clock change: Yes.
The sun will rise at 7:42 AM and set at 6:03 PM in Amherst today. Daylight amounts to 10 h 21 min.
The clock in nearby Henrytown and Lenora follows Amherst.
Postal codes valid in Amherst number 11.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Amherst?
- The correct time zone for Amherst is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Amherst switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Amherst: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Amherst?
- Expect it at 6:03 PM.