Time Difference Between Lima and Sydney
Lima is normally 15 hours behind Sydney.
This page shows the live time difference between Lima, Peru and Sydney, Australia. Lima uses the America/Lima time zone (UTC-5 standard) and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney (UTC+10 standard), so Lima is normally 15 hours behind Sydney. Because Sydney observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the 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
- …
Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Standard offset
- UTC+10
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Lima and Sydney 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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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Lima and Sydney?
Lima is normally 15 hours behind Sydney (Lima is UTC-5, Sydney is UTC+10). 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 Sydney?
Lima is behind Sydney by 15 hours under standard time.
Do Lima and Sydney use daylight saving time?
Lima stays on the same offset all year; Sydney observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Lima and Sydney?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Lima and in Sydney, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.