Peru in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.1825, -94.2919
- Elevation
- 254 m above sea level
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1501 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peru, Missouri, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Peru, Missouri, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Peru, United States
Saturday, 31 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 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:02 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 10 h 38 min Night 13 h 22 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:48 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 Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- Independence 117 255
Other places named Peru
- Peru Indiana, United States
- Peru Illinois, United States
- Peru New York, United States
- Peru Maine, United States
- Peru New York, 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
- Peru (historical) — 0.0 km
- Monteith Junction — 7.4 km
- Athol — 7.7 km
- Cornland — 8.0 km
- Butler — 9.1 km
- Bates County — 9.3 km
About the time in Peru
The sun rises at 7:43 AM above Peru and sets at 6:21 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 38 min.
The clock in Peru matches the clock in nearby Peru (historical) and Monteith Junction.
8 postal codes are current for Peru.
The clock standard in Peru is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Peru based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Peru is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Peru take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Peru: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Peru?
- The sun sets in Peru at 6:21 PM.