Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.7279, -95.4794
- Elevation
- 146 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1746 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Texas, United States
This is the current time in Amherst, Texas, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Amherst, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Amherst
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Amherst keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:38 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 7:02 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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
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
About the time in Amherst
Sunlight reaches Amherst at 7:38 AM and fades after 6:36 PM today. The span is 10 h 58 min.
Nearby places that share Amherst's clock include Adams and Givens.
Postal numbering in Amherst covers 11 codes.
Time in Amherst runs on America/Chicago, which is UTC−5. Does daylight saving time apply here? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Amherst?
- The time zone assigned to Amherst is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in Amherst shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Amherst today?
- Today it sets at 6:36 PM.