Lima to San Francisco, CA: time difference
San Francisco, 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
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Lima 05:18 5:18 AM San Francisco, CA 03:18 3:18 AM You –:–
05:18 5:18 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
03:18 3:18 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:41
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−2 h
San Francisco, CA is 2 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and San Francisco, 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
🇺🇸 San Francisco, 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:18 | 03:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:47 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 18 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 873,965 |
Compare Lima with another city
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Lima and San Francisco, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Lima is San Francisco, CA?
The clocks in San Francisco are 2 hours behind those in Lima (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Francisco, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Lima?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lima, it is 7:00 AM in San Francisco.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in San Francisco, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in San Francisco show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Lima and San Francisco, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Francisco), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Lima is it still yesterday in San Francisco, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Lima, the date in San Francisco has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in San Francisco, it is already the next day in Lima.
Is the time difference between Lima and San Francisco, CA, the same all year?
No. Only San Francisco switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Francisco will be 3 hours behind Lima.
