Peru · PET
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Piura, 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 Piura 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 Piura lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Piura 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 Piura lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Piura 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 Piura.
Practical Info
Piura (Peru) is home to roughly 490K people. Today brings about 11.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 18:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 5° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Peru
Capital
Lima
Continent
South America
Time Zone
PET · America/Lima
Coordinates
5.19°S, 80.63°W
Currency
PEN (S/)
Calling Code
+51
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
San Miguel de Piura was founded by Pizarro in 1532, the first Spanish city in South America. Its desert coastline is periodically transformed by El Niño, which can turn the driest terrain into temporary grassland.
The clock: Piura keeps UTC−5. Máncora nearby has some of the most consistent left-hand surf breaks in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap