Time Difference Between Lima and Shanghai
Lima is normally 13 hours behind Shanghai.
This page shows the live time difference between Lima, Peru and Shanghai, China. Lima uses the America/Lima time zone (UTC-5 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so Lima is normally 13 hours behind Shanghai. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Lima
- Country
- Peru
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Lima and Shanghai?
Lima is normally 13 hours behind Shanghai (Lima is UTC-5, Shanghai is UTC+8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Lima ahead of or behind Shanghai?
Lima is behind Shanghai by 13 hours under standard time.
Do Lima and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
Lima stays on the same offset all year; Shanghai does not.