What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Lima?

Lima is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Lima from Los Angeles?

Between 09:00–16:00 in Los Angeles, which is 11:00–18:00 in Lima. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Lima observe daylight saving time?

No. Lima stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Lima?

It is 14:00 in Lima, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Lima use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Lima uses America/Lima, currently UTC-5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Lima time

Right now Lima runs 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Los Angeles, across for Lima.

Los Angeles	Lima
00:00	02:00
01:00	03:00
02:00	04:00
03:00	05:00
04:00	06:00
05:00	07:00
06:00	08:00
07:00	09:00
08:00	10:00
09:00	11:00
10:00	12:00
11:00	13:00
12:00	14:00
13:00	15:00
14:00	16:00
15:00	17:00
16:00	18:00
17:00	19:00
18:00	20:00
19:00	21:00
20:00	22:00
21:00	23:00
22:00	00:00next day
23:00	01:00next day

Daylight saving time

Los Angeles changes its clocks; Lima does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Lima

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

When you can actually talk

You have 7 hours of shared working time: 09:00–16:00 in Los Angeles, which is 11:00–18:00 in Lima.

Los Angeles 09:00–16:00Lima 11:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Los Angeles	Lima
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	America/Lima
Abbreviation	PDT	UTC-5
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC-5
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Peru

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Lima?: Lima is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Lima from Los Angeles?: Between 09:00–16:00 in Los Angeles, which is 11:00–18:00 in Lima. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Lima observe daylight saving time?: No. Lima stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Lima?: It is 14:00 in Lima, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Lima use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Lima uses America/Lima, currently UTC-5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.