Lima to Ames, IA: time difference
Ames, IA 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 06:51 6:51 AM Ames, IA 05:51 5:51 AM You –:–
06:51 6:51 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:10
05:51 5:51 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 17:04
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−1 h
Ames, IA is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Ames, IA 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
🇺🇸 Ames, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Ames, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:51 | 05:51 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:35 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 35 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 66,427 |
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Lima and Ames, IA: common questions
How far behind Lima is Ames, IA?
Ames is 1 hour behind Lima: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Ames, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Ames show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Ames, IA, when it is 6:00 PM in Lima?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lima, it is 5:00 PM in Ames.
When is a good time to call Ames, IA, from Lima?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Lima – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ames – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Ames, IA?
Until 1:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in Ames. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Ames it is already the next day in Lima.
Is the time difference between Lima and Ames, IA, the same all year?
No. Only Ames switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Ames and Lima will have the same time.
