Peru to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 1 h behind Peru. 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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Peru 19:57 7:57 PM Mexico City 18:57 6:57 PM You –:–
19:57 7:57 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
18:57 6:57 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−1 h
Mexico City is 1 h behind Peru.
When you, Peru and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇪 Peru
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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:57 | 18:57 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Peru | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 18 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 33,726,000 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Peru with another city
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Peru and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Peru is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 1 hour behind those in Peru (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Peru, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Peru, clocks in Mexico City show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Peru?
The working day in Peru ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Peru and Mexico City are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Peru (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Peru?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 1:00 AM in Peru, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Mexico City, Peru is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Peru and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Peru nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
