Sao Paulo to Lima: time difference
Lima is 2 h behind Sao Paulo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Sao Paulo 21:27 9:27 PM Lima 19:27 7:27 PM You –:–
21:27 9:27 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
19:27 7:27 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Lima is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo 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
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇵🇪 Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:27 | 19:27 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 9,989,369 |
Compare Sao Paulo with another city
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Sao Paulo and Lima: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Lima?
The clocks in Lima are 2 hours behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Lima at the start of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo starts at 9:00 AM; in Lima it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Lima?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Lima show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lima from Sao Paulo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lima – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Lima?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Lima. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Lima it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time gap between Sao Paulo and Lima change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Sao Paulo nor in Lima, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
