Lima to Santa Tecla: time difference
Santa Tecla 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 00:48 12:48 AM Santa Tecla 23:48 11:48 PM You –:–
00:48 12:48 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:06
23:48 11:48 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:38
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−1 h
Santa Tecla is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Santa Tecla 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
🇸🇻 Santa Tecla
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 | 🇸🇻 Santa Tecla |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:48 | 23:48 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/El Salvador |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 17:38 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 138,695 |
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Lima and Santa Tecla: common questions
How far behind Lima is Santa Tecla?
Santa Tecla is 1 hour behind Lima: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Santa Tecla when it is 9:00 AM in Lima?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lima, it is 8:00 AM in Santa Tecla.
What time is it in Santa Tecla at the end of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Tecla it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lima and in Santa Tecla 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 Santa Tecla.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Tecla?
Until 1:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in Santa Tecla. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Tecla it is already the next day in Lima.
Does the time difference between Lima and Santa Tecla change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
