Time in Lima, Peru 🇵🇪
The current local time in Lima, Peru is shown below — the city is in the America/Lima time zone (UTC -05:00).
Lima local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT-5
Lima at a glance
- Time zone
America/Lima- UTC offset now
- -05:00 GMT-5
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC -05:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 12.05° S, 77.04° W
- Population
- 8,852,000
- Country
- Peru · ISO PE
- Dialing code
- +51
- Currency
- Peruvian Sol (PEN)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Right
Lima right now
Time difference
Lima is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Upcoming public holidays
- All Saints' Day Sun, Nov 1, 2026
- Immaculate Conception Tue, Dec 8, 2026
- Christmas Day Fri, Dec 25, 2026
- New Year's Day Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Sun today
Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 18:06
Day length 12h 26m · twilight and monthly table →
Lima time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Lima overlaps with 09:00–17:00 UTC from 09:00 to 12:00 Lima time. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Lima | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 |
- Office hours 09–17
- Awake, off work
- Night 22–07
Lima vs. major cities
How far Lima is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Lima, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Lima | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Paris · France | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +9 h | 18:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +10:30 h | 19:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +13 h | 22:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +13 h | 22:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Lima time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Cities near Lima
The closest places to Lima among the cities we track, measured in a straight line from the city centre. Some of them keep a different clock, so check the time difference before crossing a border or booking a call.
| City | Distance | Time difference |
|---|---|---|
| Quito · Ecuador | 1,330 km (830 mi) north | Same time |
| Bogotá · Colombia | 1,890 km (1,180 mi) north | Same time |
| Medellín · Colombia | 2,040 km (1,270 mi) north | Same time |
| Manaus · Brazil | 2,120 km (1,320 mi) northeast | +1 h |
| Panama City · Panama | 2,350 km (1,460 mi) north | Same time |
| Santiago · Chile | 2,470 km (1,530 mi) south | +2 h / +1 h |
| Córdoba · Argentina | 2,530 km (1,570 mi) southeast | +2 h |
| Caracas · Venezuela | 2,740 km (1,700 mi) northeast | +1 h |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Lima.
Clock time vs. sun time in Lima
Lima's standard offset, UTC -05:00, is based on the 75° W meridian; the city itself lies at 77.04° W, 2.0° west of it. Its clocks are therefore within 8 minutes of local solar time. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 11:53 (around 22 October) and 12:23 (around 5 February) on the clock.
How dates and times are written in Lima
- Short date
- 22/10/2026 · DD/MM/YYYY
- Long date
- 22 de octubre de 2026
- Time
- 3:30 p. m. · 12-hour clock
- Week starts on
- Sunday
Examples show 22 October 2026 at 15:30 using the Unicode CLDR conventions for es-PE, Peru's most common locale. Businesses and English-language sources may use other formats.
Clock changes in Lima
Since 1970, Lima has gone through 7 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 4 of 57 years. Since 1995 it has stayed on UTC -05:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Lima stays on UTC -05:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (7 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1985 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1986–1987 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1988–1989 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1990 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:00 | Forward on the first Monday in January, back on the first Sunday in April |
| 1991–1993 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1994 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:00 | Forward on the first Saturday in January, back on the first Friday in April |
| 1995–2026 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Lima through the year
The longest day in Lima is 22 December with 12h 50m of daylight; the shortest is 21 June with 11h 25m. Day length swings by 1 h 25 min over the year, with the long days falling in the southern summer (December–January). The earliest sunrise is at 05:34 on 9 November and the latest sunset at 18:42 on 22 January — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Lima in?
Lima uses the America/Lima time zone: UTC -05:00 all year round.
Does Lima observe daylight saving time?
No. Lima does not currently change its clocks; it last observed daylight saving time in 1994.
When is the longest day of the year in Lima?
Around 22 December, with 12h 50m of daylight. The shortest day is around 21 June, with 11h 25m.
What is the dialing code for Lima?
To call Lima from abroad, dial your international access code, then Peru's country code +51, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Lima?
The standard work week in Peru runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
What is the nearest city to Lima on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Manaus, Brazil, about 2,120 km (1,320 mi) to the northeast. It is 1 h ahead of Lima.
How are dates and times written in Lima?
Following the es-PE conventions in the Unicode CLDR, a short date is written DD/MM/YYYY (22/10/2026) and times usually use the 12-hour clock (3:30 p. m.). Calendars start the week on Sunday.
Explore more for Lima
Everything else we track for Lima: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.