Arequipa to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 1 h behind Arequipa. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Arequipa 21:00 9:00 PM Mexico City 20:00 8:00 PM You –:–
21:00 9:00 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:23 · 🌙 17:45
20:00 8:00 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−1 h
Mexico City is 1 h behind Arequipa.
When you, Arequipa and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇪 Arequipa
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Mexico City
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Arequipa | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:00 | 20:00 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Arequipa | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 17,062 | 9,209,944 |
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Arequipa and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Arequipa is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Arequipa: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 9:00 AM in Arequipa?
When it is 9:00 AM in Arequipa, it is 8:00 AM in Mexico City.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Arequipa?
The working day in Arequipa ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Arequipa?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Arequipa – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Arequipa?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 1:00 AM in Arequipa, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Mexico City, Arequipa is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Arequipa and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Arequipa nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
