Lima to Fort Madison, IA: time difference
Fort Madison, 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 00:28 12:28 AM Fort Madison, IA 23:28 11:28 PM You –:–
00:28 12:28 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:10
23:28 11:28 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 16:58
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−1 h
Fort Madison, IA is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Fort Madison, 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
🇺🇸 Fort Madison, 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 | 🇺🇸 Fort Madison, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:28 | 23:28 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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 | 06:41 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 12 h 35 min | 10 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 10,270 |
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Lima and Fort Madison, IA: common questions
How far behind Lima is Fort Madison, IA?
Fort Madison is 1 hour behind Lima: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Fort Madison, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Fort Madison show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Fort Madison, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Fort Madison show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Lima and in Fort Madison, IA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Fort Madison.
Until what time in Lima is it still yesterday in Fort Madison, IA?
Before 1:00 AM in Lima, the date in Fort Madison has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Fort Madison, it is already the next day in Lima.
Is the time difference between Lima and Fort Madison, IA, the same all year?
No. Only Fort Madison switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Fort Madison and Lima will have the same time.
