Peru · PET
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Iquitos, 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 Iquitos 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 Iquitos lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Iquitos 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 Iquitos lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Iquitos 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 Iquitos.
Practical Info
Iquitos (Peru) is home to roughly 480K people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 17:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 4° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Peru
Capital
Lima
Continent
South America
Time Zone
PET · America/Lima
Coordinates
3.75°S, 73.25°W
Currency
PEN (S/)
Calling Code
+51
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Iquitos has around half a million people and no road connecting it to the outside world — the largest such city on Earth. Everything arrives by river or air. It grew rich on the rubber boom and has the mansions to prove it.
The clock: Iquitos keeps UTC−5. Its Belén district floats, with houses built on rafts that rise and fall several metres with the river.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap