Lima to Costa Mesa, CA: time difference
Costa Mesa, CA is 2 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Lima 11:31 11:31 AM Costa Mesa, CA 09:31 9:31 AM You –:–
11:31 11:31 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:06
09:31 9:31 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:17
·
−2 h
Costa Mesa, CA is 2 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Costa Mesa, CA 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
🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, CA
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:31 | 09:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Lima | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 109,960 |
Compare Lima with another city
More comparisons with Lima: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Lima and Costa Mesa, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Lima and Costa Mesa, CA?
Costa Mesa is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Lima is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Costa Mesa, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Costa Mesa show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Costa Mesa, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Costa Mesa show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Lima and in Costa Mesa, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Costa Mesa.
When is it still the previous day in Costa Mesa, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in Costa Mesa. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Costa Mesa it is already the next day in Lima.
Is the time difference between Lima and Costa Mesa, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Costa Mesa switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Costa Mesa will be 3 hours behind Lima.
