Lima to Calama: time difference
Calama is 2 h ahead of 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 13:23 1:23 PM Calama 15:23 3:23 PM You –:–
13:23 1:23 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:06
15:23 3:23 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 19:41
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+2 h
Calama is 2 h ahead of Lima.
When you, Lima and Calama 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
🇨🇱 Calama
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇨🇱 Calama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:23 | 15:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Lima | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 19:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 12 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 157,575 |
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Lima and Calama: common questions
How far ahead of Lima is Calama?
Calama is 2 hours ahead of Lima: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Calama?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Calama show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Calama at the end of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima ends at 6:00 PM; in Calama it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lima and in Calama overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lima, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Calama.
When does the date change in Calama compared with Lima?
The new day starts in Calama earlier: at 10:00 PM in Lima it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Calama, Lima is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Lima and Calama the same all year?
No. Only Calama switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, Calama will be 1 hour ahead of Lima.
