Lima to Alajuela: time difference
Alajuela is 1 h behind Lima. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lima 07:53 7:53 AM Alajuela 06:53 6:53 AM You –:–
07:53 7:53 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:05
06:53 6:53 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Alajuela is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Alajuela are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇪 Lima
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
🇨🇷 Alajuela
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇨🇷 Alajuela |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:53 | 06:53 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Lima | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 50,000 |
Compare Lima with another city
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Lima and Alajuela: common questions
How many hours behind Lima is Alajuela?
The clocks in Alajuela are 1 hour behind those in Lima (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Alajuela show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Alajuela show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Lima and Alajuela are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alajuela), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Alajuela?
Until 1:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in Alajuela. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Alajuela it is already the next day in Lima.
Does the time gap between Lima and Alajuela change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Lima nor in Alajuela, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
