Lima in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8683, -91.7429
- Elevation
- 282 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1311 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lima, Iowa, United States
The local time of Lima, Iowa, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Lima, United States
Saturday, 14 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lima
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Lima, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 4:46 PM Daylight 9 h 47 min Night 14 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:29 AM – 5:17 PM
Weather in Lima right now
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Lima and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14485
- 45801
- 45802
- 45804
- 45805
- 45806
- 45807
- 59739
- 62348
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 Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Lima
- Lima Lima region, Peru
- Lima Lima Province, Peru
- Lima Ohio, United States
- Lima Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Lima San Pedro Department, Paraguay
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
- Albany — 1.3 km
- Fayette — 5.6 km
- Wadena — 7.6 km
- Brainard — 7.6 km
- Fayette County — 8.3 km
- Illyria — 9.4 km
Time and daylight in Lima
Postal codes assigned across Lima total 9.
Lima stands in America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−6 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:59 AM and sunset at 4:46 PM in Lima today. The day carries 9 h 47 min of light.
The clock in nearby Albany and Fayette follows Lima.
Questions and answers
- How is Lima's time zone listed?
- Lima's time zone is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is the offset in Lima changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- At what time is the sun setting in Lima?
- The sun is setting at 4:46 PM.