Monday, October 12, 2026
Peru Time (PET)
UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Daylight Saving Time
No DST
Next Clock Change
No upcoming changes
Region
America
3 major cities
About Peru Time
Peru Time (PET) is a time zone that is behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 05:00 hours.
Major cities using this timezone include Lima, Arequipa, Cusco. These cities follow Peru Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
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About Peru Time (PET)
Peru Time (PET) is a time zone with a UTC offset of -05:00. The IANA identifier is America/Lima. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate PET times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see PET relative to other major timezones.
Right now America/Lima is UTC-05:00. Standard-time offset: UTC-05:00.
America/Lima does not observe daylight saving time — the UTC offset stays at -05:00 year-round.
Major Cities Using PET
These cities observe Peru Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular PET Time Conversions
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