Local Time in Ames, United States
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- IANA Zone
- America/Chicago
- Country
- United States
- Continent
- North America
Latest news in Ames
- Ames National Laboratory to receive federal funds for MICRO-vision projectBusiness Record · 18d ago
- Closures on U.S. 30 at the South Skunk River Bridge in Ames Begin at 10 p.m. on Sunday, March 29Iowa Department of Transportation (.gov) · 206d ago
- Ames remembers 9/11Iowa State Daily · 37d ago
- Ames Helps USA Volleyball Win U21 Pan American CupCreighton University Athletics · 98d ago
- In Ames, Barilla Turns Midwest Wheat Into America’s PastaThe Business Download | · 19d ago
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Aldrich Hazen Ames was an American counterintelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency who was convicted of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union and Russia in 1994.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Ames right now?
- The current time in Ames, United States is 12:16:29 PM (CDT), which is UTC-5.
- What time zone is Ames in?
- Ames uses the America/Chicago time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated CDT, UTC-5.
- Does Ames observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Ames observes daylight saving time, and is currently in daylight saving time. The next change is on November 1, 2026.
- What is the UTC offset in Ames?
- Ames is currently UTC-5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).