Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.4508, -89.2848
- Elevation
- 320 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 038
- Region
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1188 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States
What follows is the current local time in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Amherst, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Amherst
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Amherst.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:40 PM Daylight 9 h 57 min Night 14 h 03 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:11 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 Wisconsin
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
- Amherst Junction — 3.0 km
- Lake Emily (historical) — 5.0 km
- Nelsonville — 5.3 km
- New Hope — 6.1 km
- Fancher — 8.1 km
- Lanark — 8.5 km
Local time details for Amherst
Locations in Amherst are covered by 11 postal codes.
Clocks in Amherst take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
In Amherst, first light arrives at 6:44 AM and the sun goes down at 4:40 PM. The day holds 9 h 57 min of light.
Amherst Junction and Lake Emily (historical), both nearby, hold the same time as Amherst.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Amherst identified?
- The time zone for Amherst is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Amherst?
- Daylight saving in Amherst: No.
- What time does the sun set in Amherst?
- The sun sets in Amherst at 4:40 PM.