Time in Lima
The current local time in Lima, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
Lima stays on Peru Time (UTC-5) all year; Peru briefly tried daylight saving in the 1990s and abandoned it, so the clocks no longer change.
Lima stays on UTC-5 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.
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FAQ
What time is it in Lima right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lima, refreshed every second. Lima is on UTC-5 year-round, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is Lima in?
Lima stays on UTC-5 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Lima time into your own local time instantly.
Does Lima observe daylight saving time?
No. Lima keeps the same UTC-5 offset all year, so the time difference between Lima and other places only changes when the *other* place moves on or off daylight saving time.
How do I convert Lima time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given Lima time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
Learn how time zones work
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