Lima to Guanacaste: time difference
Guanacaste 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Lima 03:01 3:01 AM Guanacaste 02:01 2:01 AM You –:–
03:01 3:01 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:05
02:01 2:01 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
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−1 h
Guanacaste is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Guanacaste 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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:01 | 02:01 |
| 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 | 05:31 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 1,823 |
Compare Lima with another city
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Lima and Guanacaste: common questions
How many hours behind Lima is Guanacaste?
The clocks in Guanacaste are 1 hour behind those in Lima (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Guanacaste at the start of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima starts at 9:00 AM; in Guanacaste it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Guanacaste show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Guanacaste from Lima?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Lima – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Guanacaste – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Guanacaste?
Until 1:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in Guanacaste. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Guanacaste it is already the next day in Lima.
Is the time difference between Lima and Guanacaste the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lima nor Guanacaste switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
