Chile to Lima: time difference
Lima is 2 h behind Chile. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Chile 00:45 12:45 AM Lima 22:45 10:45 PM You –:–
00:45 12:45 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 19:51
22:45 10:45 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Lima is 2 h behind Chile.
When you, Chile and Lima are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇱 Chile
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇵🇪 Lima
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇱 Chile | 🇵🇪 Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:45 | 22:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Chile | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 19:51 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 19,458,000 | 9,989,369 |
Compare Chile with another city
More comparisons with Chile: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Big time differences
Chile and Lima: common questions
How far behind Chile is Lima?
Lima is 2 hours behind Chile: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Lima at the start of the working day in Chile?
The working day in Chile starts at 9:00 AM; in Lima it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Chile, what time is it in Lima?
At 6:00 PM in Chile, clocks in Lima show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lima from Chile?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Chile – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lima – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Lima?
Until 2:00 AM in Chile it is still the previous day in Lima. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Lima it is already the next day in Chile.
Does the time difference between Chile and Lima change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Chile. From April 3, 2027, Lima will be 1 hour behind Chile.
