Time in Lima vs Kinshasa
Lima keeps UTC−5 (UTC−5) and Kinshasa keeps WAT (UTC+1) today. Kinshasa is 6 hours ahead of Lima; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 15:00–18:00 in Kinshasa (09:00–12:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Lima | 01:00 in Lima | 02:00 in Lima | 03:00 in Lima | 04:00 in Lima | 05:00 in Lima | 06:00 in Lima | 07:00 in Lima | 08:00 in Lima | 09:00 in Lima | 10:00 in Lima | 11:00 in Lima | 12:00 in Lima | 13:00 in Lima | 14:00 in Lima | 15:00 in Lima | 16:00 in Lima | 17:00 in Lima | 18:00 in Lima | 19:00 in Lima | 20:00 in Lima | 21:00 in Lima | 22:00 in Lima | 23:00 in Lima |
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| Lima—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Kinshasa—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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Do more with Lima and Kinshasa
Best hours to call
09:00 in Lima
Inside working hours on both sides
15:00 in Kinshasa
10:00 in Lima
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Kinshasa
11:00 in Lima
Inside working hours on both sides
17:00 in Kinshasa
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Lima nor Kinshasa changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Kinshasa of Lima?
Kinshasa is 6 hours ahead of Lima right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Lima and Kinshasa?
Any hour in 09:00–12:00 Lima time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Lima and Kinshasa change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.