Calculate Time Difference between Dates in R Programming – difftime() Function

difftime() function in R Language is used to calculate time difference between dates in the required units like days, weeks, months, years, etc.

Syntax: difftime(date1, date2, units)

Parameters:
date1, date2: Dates to calculate difference
units: Days, weeks, months, etc.

Example 1:

# R program to find time difference

# Calling difftime() function
difftime("2020-5-16", "2020-1-15", units = "days")
difftime("2020-5-16", "2020-1-15", units = "weeks")

Output:

Time difference of 122 days
Time difference of 17.42857 weeks

Example 2:

# R program to find time difference

# Calling difftime() function
difftime("2020-5-16", "2020-1-15", units = "hours")
difftime("2020-5-16", "2020-1-15", units = "mins")

Output:

Time difference of 2928 hours
Time difference of 175680 mins