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
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Lima and Shanghai have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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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.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Lima and Shanghai?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Lima and in Shanghai, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.