Peru
Time now in El Recreo
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:14Sunset 06:08Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
8
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
06:08
Day length
11h 54m
Coordinates
-8.26, -77.31
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About the time in El Recreo
Clocks in El Recreo stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Peru.
El Recreo 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.
El Recreo sits at latitude -8.26, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 54m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Recreo
- What time is it in El Recreo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Recreo, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in El Recreo today?
- Sunrise is at 06:14 and sunset at 06:08, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in El Recreo in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Recreo runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is El Recreo in?
- El Recreo uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
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