Peru in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3275, -89.1290
- Elevation
- 183 m above sea level
- Population
- 9 952
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1062 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peru, Illinois, United States
Find out what time it is now in Peru, Illinois, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−5).
Peru, United States
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Peru
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Peru.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Peru right now
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Peru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04290
- 05152
- 12972
- 46970
- 50222
- 61354
- 67360
- 68421
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.
Largest cities in Illinois
Other places named Peru
- Peru Indiana, United States
- Peru New York, United States
- Peru Maine, United States
- Peru New York, United States
- Peru Massachusetts, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- La Salle — 3.2 km
- Webster Park — 4.1 km
- Jonesville — 5.1 km
- Dalzell — 5.2 km
- Spring Valley — 5.9 km
- Hegeler — 6.7 km
Time and daylight in Peru
Set your clock for Peru and it will also be right in La Salle and Webster Park.
There are 8 postal codes assigned to Peru.
The clock standard in Peru is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Peru at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:07 PM today. That is 10 h 50 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Peru?
- The time zone that applies to Peru is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in Peru shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When is the sun up in Peru?
- The sun comes up at 7:17 AM.