Mexico to Lima: time difference
Lima is 1 h ahead of Mexico. 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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Mexico 23:23 11:23 PM Lima 00:23 12:23 AM You –:–
23:23 11:23 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
00:23 12:23 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
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+1 h
Lima is 1 h ahead of Mexico.
When you, Mexico 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
🇲🇽 Mexico
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 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 🇵🇪 Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:23 | 00:23 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 124,777,324 | 9,989,369 |
Compare Mexico with another city
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Mexico and Lima: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico and Lima?
Lima is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Mexico is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico, what time is it in Lima?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico, clocks in Lima show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Lima when it is 6:00 PM in Mexico?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mexico, it is 7:00 PM in Lima.
When is a good time to call Lima from Mexico?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Mexico – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Lima?
From 11:00 PM in Mexico it is already the next day in Lima. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in Mexico.
Does the time gap between Mexico and Lima change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mexico nor in Lima, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
