Lima to Arica: time difference
Arica is 2 h ahead of Lima. 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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Lima 03:46 3:46 AM Arica 05:46 5:46 AM You –:–
03:46 3:46 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:05
05:46 5:46 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 19:43
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+2 h
Arica is 2 h ahead of Lima.
When you, Lima and Arica are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇪 Lima
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
🇨🇱 Arica
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇨🇱 Arica |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:46 | 05:46 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Lima | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 19:43 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 12 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 202,131 |
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Lima and Arica: common questions
How far ahead of Lima is Arica?
Arica is 2 hours ahead of Lima: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Arica at the start of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima starts at 9:00 AM; in Arica it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Arica?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Arica show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Lima and in Arica overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lima, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arica.
When is it already the next day in Arica?
From 10:00 PM in Lima it is already the next day in Arica. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Arica it is still the previous day in Lima.
Is the time difference between Lima and Arica the same all year?
No. Only Arica switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, Arica will be 1 hour ahead of Lima.
