Lima to Arenal: time difference
Arenal 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 04:31 4:31 AM Arenal 03:31 3:31 AM You –:–
04:31 4:31 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:05
03:31 3:31 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−1 h
Arenal is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Arenal 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
🇨🇷 Arenal
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 | 🇨🇷 Arenal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:31 | 03:31 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 05:44 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 2,300 |
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Lima and Arenal: common questions
How far behind Lima is Arenal?
Arenal is 1 hour behind Lima: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Arenal?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Arenal show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Arenal at the end of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima ends at 6:00 PM; in Arenal it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Arenal from Lima?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Lima – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Arenal – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Arenal compared with Lima?
The new day starts in Arenal later: until 1:00 AM in Lima, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Arenal, Lima is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Lima and Arenal the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lima nor Arenal switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
