Mexico City is 1 hour behind Lima. Lima uses Peru Time (PET, UTC-5) while Mexico City uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC-6). When it's 12:00 PM in Lima, it's 11:00 AM in Mexico City.
Neither city currently observes daylight saving time (Mexico discontinued DST in 2022), so the 1-hour difference remains relatively constant year-round.
Best calling time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Lima time. This corresponds to 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM in Mexico City, covering Mexican business hours.
Lima and Mexico City are connected by direct flights taking about 5 hours. Both are major Latin American capitals with rich histories and growing economic ties within the Pacific Alliance trade bloc.