Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8615, -71.6254
- Elevation
- 79 m above sea level
- Population
- 613
- Region
- New Hampshire
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 633 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, New Hampshire, United States
This page shows local time in Amherst, New Hampshire, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Amherst, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Amherst
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Amherst, New Hampshire.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:33 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 New Hampshire
- Manchester 110 229
- Nashua 87 970
- Concord 43 976
- Salem 42 869
- East Concord 42 605
- Derry Village 34 539
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
- Cricket Corner — 3.3 km
- East Milford — 4.2 km
- South Milford — 5.0 km
- Ponemah — 5.2 km
- Mont Vernon — 5.4 km
- Field and Stream Travel Trailer Park — 6.2 km
Time and daylight in Amherst
Clocks in Cricket Corner and East Milford read the same as clocks in Amherst.
Locations in Amherst are covered by 11 postal codes.
Time in Amherst runs on America/New_York, which is UTC−4. Does daylight saving time apply here? Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:02 AM in Amherst and sets at 6:04 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 02 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Amherst?
- Time in Amherst follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does Amherst apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Amherst?
- 7:02 AM.