Peru
Time now in El Médano
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 06:20Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
170
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
06:20
Day length
11h 56m
Coordinates
-6.81, -79.88
Time difference from El Médano
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About the time in El Médano
Sunrise today lands at 06:24 and sunset at 06:20 local time, giving 11h 56m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-6.81, -79.88) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in El Médano.
El Médano runs on America/Lima, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 170 people live in El Médano, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Médano
- Which time zone is El Médano in?
- El Médano uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in El Médano right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Médano, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
- Does El Médano change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. El Médano keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in El Médano today?
- Sunrise is at 06:24 and sunset at 06:20, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
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