Merida to Lima: time difference
Lima is 1 h ahead of Merida. 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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Merida 21:45 9:45 PM Lima 22:45 10:45 PM You –:–
21:45 9:45 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:40
22:45 10:45 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
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+1 h
Lima is 1 h ahead of Merida.
When you, Merida and Lima are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Merida
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
🇵🇪 Lima
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Merida | 🇵🇪 Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:45 | 22:45 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Merida | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Merida | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 975,000 | 9,989,369 |
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Merida and Lima: common questions
What is the time difference between Merida and Lima?
Lima is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Merida is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Lima at the start of the working day in Merida?
The working day in Merida starts at 9:00 AM; in Lima it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Merida, what time is it in Lima?
At 6:00 PM in Merida, clocks in Lima show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lima from Merida?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Merida – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lima compared with Merida?
The new day starts in Lima earlier: at 11:00 PM in Merida it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Lima, Merida is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Merida and Lima change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Merida nor in Lima, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
