Peru · PET
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Cusco, Peru runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Cusco and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Cusco lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Cusco and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Cusco lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Cusco and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Cusco.
Practical Info
Cusco (Peru) is home to roughly 430K people. Today brings about 11.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 17:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 14° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Peru
Capital
Lima
Continent
South America
Time Zone
PET · America/Lima
Coordinates
13.53°S, 71.97°W
Currency
PEN (S/)
Calling Code
+51
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Inca walls of Cusco are cut so precisely that a blade will not fit between the blocks, and they have survived earthquakes that brought down the colonial buildings placed on top of them. The twelve-angled stone on Hatun Rumiyoc is the most famous single example.
The clock: Cusco keeps UTC−5 at 3,400 metres. Inti Raymi, the Inca sun festival, is still staged on the winter solstice each 24 June.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap