Iquitos
Loreto, Peru
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/LimaUTC-5
- Sunrise
- 10:58 am
- Sunset
- 10:57 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 58 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Iquitos
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Iquitos has stayed on UTC-5 (UTC-5) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Iquitos doing anything.
Iquitos time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Lima — 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Iquitos and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:57 pm | 17:57 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:57 pm | 18:57 | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:57 pm | 19:57 | the same time |
| New York City EDT | 8:57 pm | 20:57 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:57 pm | 20:57 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:57 pm | 21:57 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:57 am Thu | 01:57 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:57 am Thu | 02:57 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:57 am Thu | 02:57 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:57 am Thu | 02:57 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:57 am Thu | 03:57 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:57 am Thu | 03:57 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:57 am Thu | 04:57 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:27 am Thu | 06:27 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:57 am Thu | 08:57 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:57 am Thu | 09:57 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:57 am Thu | 10:57 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:57 pm Thu | 12:57 | 17 hours ahead |
About Iquitos
- Population
- 377609
- Coordinates
- -3.748, -73.253
- Region
- Loreto, Peru
- IANA zone
- America/Lima
- Solar noon
- 4:58 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Iquitos right now?
It is 7:57 pm (19:57 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Iquitos. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Iquitos in?
Iquitos uses the America/Lima time zone, currently UTC-5 (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like UTC-5 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Iquitos on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Iquitos stays on UTC-5 (UTC-5) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Iquitos today?
The sun rises at 5:58 am and sets at 5:57 pm today, giving 11 hours 58 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Iquitos of Los Angeles?
Iquitos is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 7:57 pm in Iquitos, it is 5:57 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Iquitos?
Iquitos is in Loreto, Peru, at 3.75° S, 73.25° W, with a population of about 377,609. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.