Current Time in Lima

About time in Lima

Lima observes Peru Time, a fixed UTC-5 offset that stays constant in every season. Peru's location near the equator means daylight hours change little across the year, so the country has no practical need for daylight saving. As a result, the clock in Lima holds the same offset whether it is summer or winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It shares UTC-5 with neighboring Colombia and Ecuador, making cross-border timing along the Pacific coast straightforward.

Lima does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC-5 (no DST). The live clock above reads Lima's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Lima through 2026

Lima sits at about 12.1°S, 77.0°W. The longest day of 2026 is December 15, with 12h 50m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is June 13, with 11h 25m, a difference of 1 h 25 min. Lima lies close to the equator, so its day length barely changes through the year and sunrise stays near the same hour in every season.

Because Lima is in the Southern Hemisphere, its long days fall in December and January and its short days in June. The earliest sunrise comes around November 14 (05:32) and the latest sunset around January 16 (18:40).

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:15 local time in late March, 12:09 in late June and 12:06 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:08 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Lima.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Lima (2026–2027)

Lima keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Lima is 5 hours behind London and the same time as New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.