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What time is it in Machu Picchu, Cuzco Department, Peru

Check the current local time in Machu Picchu, Cuzco Department, Peru, which sits in the America/Lima time zone (−5).

Machu Picchu, Peru

11:13:45 PM

Saturday, 17 October 2026

UTC−5 · America/Lima

Local time in Machu Picchu

UTC−5 · no daylight saving time

Machu Picchu keeps America/Lima clock_time.

The sun today

Sunrise 5:24 AM Solar noon 11:36 AM Sunset 5:49 PM Daylight 12 h 24 min Night 11 h 36 min Civil twilight 5:03 AM – 6:10 PM

Weather in Machu Picchu right now

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Machu Picchu and its neighbours

Machu Picchu at -13.1583, -72.5314 with the nearest towns within 14.7 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

22720

Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.

Machu Picchu in numbers

Coordinates: -13.1583, -72.5314
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru, South America
Capital: Lima — 491 km away
Same name: 2 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Cuzco Department

Cusco 428 450
Santiago 64 075
Wanchaq 59 134
Sicuani 33 575
Quillabamba 25 300
Santa Ana 25 145

Other places named Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Cochabamba, Bolivia
Machu Picchu Nuevo León, Mexico

Same time zone — America/Lima

Lima Peru
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Nearby places

Aguas Calientes — 1.0 km
Machupicchu — 5.9 km
Umasbamba — 12.1 km
Colpani — 12.8 km
Sahuayacu — 13.1 km
Pisunayniyocc — 13.1 km

Local time details for Machu Picchu

Postal coverage of Machu Picchu comes to 1 codes.

Time in Machu Picchu runs on America/Lima, which is UTC−5. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.

Today's times for Machu Picchu: the sun is up at 5:24 AM and down at 5:49 PM. That means 12 h 24 min of daylight.

Aguas Calientes and Machupicchu sit close to Machu Picchu and run on the same clock.

Questions and answers

Should America/Lima be used as the time zone for Machu Picchu?: Yes, Machu Picchu uses America/Lima, whose offset is −5.
Does Machu Picchu take part in daylight saving time?: Daylight saving time in Machu Picchu: No.
When does daylight begin in Machu Picchu?: Daylight begins at 5:24 AM.