New York · United States
Amherst travel guide
Amherst is a city in New York, United States, home to about 130,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BUF7 km · Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Amherst
Amherst has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; January is the wettest, with about 104 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Amherst: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), about 6.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG, 19 km) and Niagara District Airport (YCM, 38 km) are also within reach.
BUF · Buffalo Niagara International Airport
IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport
YCM · Niagara District Airport
Questions
Amherst: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Amherst?
Amherst has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; January is the wettest, with about 104 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Amherst?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), about 6.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG, 19 km) and Niagara District Airport (YCM, 38 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Amherst?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Amherst
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.