Amherst time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Amherst uses Eastern Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Amherst
Time differenceSun in Amherst today
Daylight9h 56m today - 5h 21m less than the longest day and 0h 51m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- Massachusetts
- ◉Population
- 39,833
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Massachusetts
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday · in 68 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Amherst
Airports- BDL
↑ 50 km south
Same local time - CEF
↑ 19 km south
Same local time - EEN
↑ 62 km north
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Limamatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Bogotámatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Quitomatches until 14 Mar 2027 Calimatches until 14 Mar 2027 Callaomatches until 14 Mar 2027
Halifax764 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules Sydney1067 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Amherst in?
- Amherst uses America/New_York: EST (UTC-5).
- 02Does Amherst have daylight saving time?
- 14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 123 days
- 03What is the time difference between Amherst and London?
- Amherst is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Amherst from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Amherst.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
