Peru
Time now in La Merced
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:07Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
23
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
05:49
Day length
11h 42m
Coordinates
-15.01, -73.86
Time difference from La Merced
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La Merced on the map
About the time in La Merced
La Merced 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.
Clocks in La Merced 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.
Around 23 people live in La Merced, 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 La Merced
- When do the sun rise and set in La Merced today?
- Sunrise is at 06:07 and sunset at 05:49, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
- Does La Merced change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. La Merced keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Lima, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in La Merced right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in La Merced, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
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