What time is it in Lima right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lima, Peru, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Lima. Lima is 5 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Lima in?

Lima uses Peru Standard Time. Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Lima, and the current UTC offset is UTC−5.

Does Lima observe daylight saving time?

No. Lima stays on UTC−5 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Lima?

Open the time zone converter for Lima to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Lima, Lima Province, Peru

Lima is on Peru Standard Time, UTC−5. Lima does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Lima, Peru

4:57 AM:52

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−5

Country: Peru
Region: Lima Province
Lat/Long: 12°03'S / 77°02'W
Elevation: 152 m
Population: 7,737,002
Currency: Sol (PEN)
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Dialling code: +51

Time zone in Lima

Time zone
Peru Standard Time
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC−5
5 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Lima keeps UTC−5

Lima keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Lima, the one time zone in use in Peru. Lima does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Lima today

Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
6:06 PM
Day length
12 hours 29 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Lima for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 12°03'S / 77°02'W.

Time difference between Lima and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Lima. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Lima
City	Local time	Compared to Lima
New YorkUnited States	Tue 5:57 AM	+1h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 2:57 AM	−2h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 4:57 AM	Same time
TorontoCanada	Tue 5:57 AM	+1h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 3:57 AM	−1h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 6:57 AM	+2h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 9:57 AM	+5h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 10:57 AM	+6h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 10:57 AM	+6h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 10:57 AM	+6h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 11:57 AM	+7h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 1:57 PM	+9h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 3:27 PM	+10h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 5:57 PM	+13h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 5:57 PM	+13h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 6:57 PM	+14h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 8:57 PM	+16h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 10:57 PM	+18h (ahead)

Other cities near Lima

All 136 cities in Peru

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.