Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.7380, -97.9212
- Elevation
- 399 m above sea level
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1871 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, South Dakota, United States
This page shows the current local time in Amherst, South Dakota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Amherst, United States
Sunday, 1 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 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:16 PM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 10 h 07 min Night 13 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 5:51 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 South Dakota
- Sioux Falls 171 544
- Rapid City 73 569
- Aberdeen 28 102
- Brookings 23 657
- Watertown 22 073
- Mitchell 15 669
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
- Frisby (historical) — 1.9 km
- Newport Colony — 6.6 km
- West Britton — 8.8 km
- Claremont — 10.4 km
- Spain — 11.2 km
- Britton — 14.5 km
About the time in Amherst
In Frisby (historical) and Newport Colony the clock agrees with Amherst.
Postal designations for Amherst total 11.
The zone in force in Amherst is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−6. Seasonal change: No.
Sunrise arrives in Amherst at 7:13 AM today and the sun goes down at 5:20 PM. That gives the day 10 h 07 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Amherst in for local time?
- For local time, Amherst is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Amherst?
- No.
- Please give the sunrise time for Amherst.
- The sun rises at 7:13 AM.