Meeting time

Best time to meet: Lima and San Diego

Lima is 3 hours ahead of San Diego right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 12 PM to 5 PM in Lima, which is 9 AM to 2 PM in San Diego. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Lima (10:30 AM in San Diego).

Tue 10:57 AMLima · Peru Standard TimeTue 7:57 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Lima time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

LimaSan Diego
6 AM3 AMBoth off
7 AM4 AMBoth off
8 AM5 AMBoth off
9 AM6 AMLima at work
10 AM7 AMLima at work
11 AM8 AMLima at work
12 PM9 AMBoth at work
1 PM10 AMBoth at work
2 PM11 AMBoth at work
3 PM12 PMBoth at work
4 PM1 PMBoth at work
5 PM2 PMSan Diego at work
6 PM3 PMSan Diego at work
7 PM4 PMSan Diego at work
8 PM5 PMBoth off
9 PM6 PMBoth off
10 PM7 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesLima isBoth at work (Lima time)Easiest (Lima / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 20273 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
2 hours ahead11 AM–5 PM (6 hours)1:30 PM / 11:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
3 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM

Lima keeps the same clock as Bogotá; San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Lima?
6 AM in San Diego, while Lima is 3 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Lima and San Diego?
1:30 PM in Lima, which is 10:30 AM in San Diego. Both cities are at work from 12 PM to 5 PM Lima time.
Does the time difference between Lima and San Diego change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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