Peru
Time now in Santa Maria
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:01Sunset 05:44Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
05:44
Day length
11h 43m
Coordinates
-15.70, -72.59
Time difference from Santa Maria
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Santa Maria right now.
Santa Maria on the map
About the time in Santa Maria
Around 3 people live in Santa Maria, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Santa Maria 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Santa Maria day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Maria
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Santa Maria?
- Santa Maria is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Santa Maria right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Maria, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
- Does Santa Maria change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Maria keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Santa Maria in?
- Santa Maria uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
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