Ames in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.2459, -98.1853
- Elevation
- 369 m above sea level
- Population
- 247
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1883 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ames, Oklahoma, United States
See the local time in Ames, Oklahoma, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Ames, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ames
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ames.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:19 PM Sunset 6:56 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:22 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 Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City 681 054
- Tulsa 413 066
- Norman 128 026
- Broken Arrow 106 563
- Lawton 96 655
- Edmond 90 092
Other places named Ames
- Ames Iowa, United States
- Ames Texas, United States
- Ames Texas, United States
- Ames Hauts-de-France, France
- Ames New York, 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
- Crystal Lakes — 5.1 km
- Lindley — 6.1 km
- Piper — 10.9 km
- Barr — 13.7 km
- Isabella — 13.9 km
- Drummond — 14.7 km
Local time details for Ames
The zone in force in Ames is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Sunrise arrives in Ames at 7:42 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:56 PM. That gives the day 11 h 13 min of light.
Whatever the hour in Ames, it is the same in Crystal Lakes and Lindley.
Addresses in Ames fall under 7 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Ames in for local time?
- For local time, Ames is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Ames?
- Daylight saving time in Ames: Yes.
- When does daylight end in Ames?
- Daylight ends at 6:56 PM.