Time in Mexico
It is 5:28 AM on October 28, 2026 in Mexico City. Mexico has 4 time zones, counted as distinct standard UTC offsets from UTC-08:00 to UTC-05:00. Mexico City is on UTC-06:00 right now. Most of Mexico, including Mexico City, keeps the same offset all year; Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa and Ojinaga follow daylight saving time. On November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM local time, clocks go back one hour to 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico right now?
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Approximate PHP date_sun_info estimate; its horizon convention differs from NOAA 90.833°. 2026-10-28 · 19.42847, -99.12766
Which time zones does Mexico use?
| Time zone | UTC offset | Daylight saving | Largest city | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America/Mexico_City also America/Bahia_Banderas, America/Chihuahua, America/Matamoros and 3 more identifiers | UTC-06:00 CST | Varies by region | Mexico City | 562 |
| America/Ciudad_Juarez also America/Hermosillo, America/Mazatlan | UTC-06:00 MDT · standard UTC-07:00 | Varies by region | Ciudad Juárez | 41 |
| America/Tijuana | UTC-07:00 PDT · standard UTC-08:00 | Observed | Tijuana | 14 |
| America/Cancun | UTC-05:00 EST | Not observed | Cancún | 6 |
Each row groups the IANA identifiers that share a standard offset. Where a row is marked as varying, the offset printed beside it is the one its largest listed city is on right now; other places in that row follow a different daylight-saving rule and can be an hour away from it.
Zone count and offsets come from the IANA time zone database; the city figures count the 623 cities our database places in a time zone in Mexico, and the 292 largest are listed below.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Dialing code
- +52
- Local time
- UTC-06:00
Does Mexico use daylight saving time?
Most of Mexico, including Mexico City, keeps the same offset all year; Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa and Ojinaga follow daylight saving time. On November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM local time, clocks go back one hour to 1:00 AM.
When is the best time to call Mexico from the US?
Office hours are taken as 09:00 to 17:00 on both sides, and the window is computed to the half hour.
| US office | Window in Mexico City | Same window in the US |
|---|---|---|
| US Eastern (New York) | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| US Pacific (Los Angeles) | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
When does the sun rise and set in Mexico City today?
Major cities in Mexico
16 of the 292 largest cities (623 in our database)
Time in Mexico: common questions
What is the UTC offset in Mexico?
Mexico City is on UTC-06:00 right now (CST). Standard offsets across Mexico run from UTC-08:00 to UTC-05:00, so check the city you actually need.
How many time zones does Mexico have?
Standard-offset groups in Mexico: 4, from -08:00 to -05:00. The row represented by America/Mexico_City may include other IANA identifiers listed in the table; the group count is not an identifier count. Entries in the country’s IANA list: 12.
When do the clocks change in Mexico?
Most of Mexico, including Mexico City, keeps the same offset all year; Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa and Ojinaga follow daylight saving time. On November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM local time, clocks go back one hour to 1:00 AM.
What is the time difference between Mexico and the United States?
Mexico City is 2:00 behind New York and 1:00 ahead of Los Angeles right now. Both gaps shift whenever one side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Can I reach Mexico during US office hours?
Call Mexico City between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM local time to land inside a working day in US Eastern (New York), which is 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM there. Call Mexico City between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM local time to land inside a working day in US Pacific (Los Angeles), which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM there.
What time does the sun rise and set in Mexico City?
Today the sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 6:05 PM, local time in Mexico City. Both are computed from the city's own coordinates and its IANA time zone.
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