Lima to Palmas: time difference
Palmas 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 15:56 3:56 PM Palmas 17:56 5:56 PM You –:–
15:56 3:56 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:06
17:56 5:56 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:10
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+2 h
Palmas is 2 h ahead of Lima.
When you, Lima and Palmas 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
🇧🇷 Palmas
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 | 🇧🇷 Palmas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:56 | 17:56 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Lima | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Araguaina |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 12 h 26 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 302,692 |
Compare Lima with another city
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Lima and Palmas: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lima is Palmas?
The clocks in Palmas are 2 hours ahead of those in Lima (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Palmas?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Palmas show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Palmas when it is 6:00 PM in Lima?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lima, it is 8:00 PM in Palmas.
Is there a time when both Lima and Palmas are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lima (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Palmas), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Palmas compared with Lima?
The new day starts in Palmas earlier: at 10:00 PM in Lima it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Palmas, Lima is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Lima and Palmas the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lima nor Palmas switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
