Mexico City to Arequipa: time difference
Arequipa is 1 h ahead of Mexico City. 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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Mexico City 06:22 6:22 AM Arequipa 07:22 7:22 AM You –:–
06:22 6:22 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
07:22 7:22 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:22 · 🌙 17:45
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+1 h
Arequipa is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Arequipa are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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
🇵🇪 Arequipa
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇵🇪 Arequipa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:22 | 07:22 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:22 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 17,062 |
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Mexico City and Arequipa: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Arequipa?
Arequipa is 1 hour ahead of Mexico City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Arequipa at the start of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City starts at 9:00 AM; in Arequipa it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Arequipa?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Arequipa show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Arequipa from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Mexico City – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arequipa – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Arequipa?
From 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Arequipa. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Arequipa it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Arequipa change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
