San Salvador to Lima: time difference
Lima is 1 h ahead of San Salvador. 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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San Salvador 23:39 11:39 PM Lima 00:39 12:39 AM You –:–
23:39 11:39 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 17:42
00:39 12:39 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
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+1 h
Lima is 1 h ahead of San Salvador.
When you, San Salvador 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
🇸🇻 San Salvador
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 | 🇸🇻 San Salvador | 🇵🇪 Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:39 | 00:39 |
| 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 San Salvador | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/El Salvador | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 316,090 | 9,989,369 |
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San Salvador and Lima: common questions
How far ahead of San Salvador is Lima?
Lima is 1 hour ahead of San Salvador: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Salvador, what time is it in Lima?
At 9:00 AM in San Salvador, clocks in Lima show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Salvador, what time is it in Lima?
At 6:00 PM in San Salvador, clocks in Lima show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Salvador and in Lima overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Salvador, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima.
When does the date change in Lima compared with San Salvador?
The new day starts in Lima earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Salvador it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Lima, San Salvador is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between San Salvador and Lima change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
