Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7689, -99.2698
- Elevation
- 718 m above sea level
- Population
- 248
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1905 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Nebraska, United States
This is a live clock for Amherst, Nebraska, United States, showing local time in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Amherst, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Amherst
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Amherst keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:22 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:01 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 Nebraska
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
- Odessa — 7.6 km
- Riverdale — 9.2 km
- Elm Creek — 10.2 km
- Alfalfa Center — 11.4 km
- Sheens Trailer Court — 13.3 km
- Cottonmill Mobile Home Court — 13.8 km
About the time in Amherst
Time in Amherst is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−6. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Morning light reaches Amherst at 7:11 AM, and the sun sets at 5:33 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 10 h 22 min.
Amherst and nearby Odessa and Riverdale are never an hour apart.
The postal breakdown of Amherst runs to 11 codes.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Amherst?
- The time zone used in Amherst is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- What time zone rules apply in Amherst — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Amherst: No.
- Sunrise in Amherst is at what time?
- At 7:11 AM.