Lima to Watertown, SD: time difference
Watertown, SD 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 20:42 8:42 PM Watertown, SD 19:42 7:42 PM You –:–
20:42 8:42 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:10
19:42 7:42 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
Watertown, SD is 1 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima and Watertown, SD 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
🇺🇸 Watertown, SD
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 | 🇺🇸 Watertown, SD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:42 | 19:42 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 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 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 12 h 35 min | 10 h |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 31,915 |
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Lima and Watertown, SD: common questions
How many hours behind Lima is Watertown, SD?
The clocks in Watertown are 1 hour behind those in Lima (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Watertown, SD?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Watertown show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Watertown, SD?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Watertown show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Lima and Watertown, SD, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Watertown), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Lima is it still yesterday in Watertown, SD?
Before 1:00 AM in Lima, the date in Watertown has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Watertown, it is already the next day in Lima.
Does the time difference between Lima and Watertown, SD, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Watertown. From March 14, 2027, Watertown and Lima will have the same time.
