Current time in Mexico
Pacific Time · Tijuana
UTC−07:00Mexican Pacific Standard Time · Hermosillo
UTC−07:00Mountain Time · Ciudad Juárez
UTC−06:00Central Standard Time · Mexico City
UTC−06:00Central Time · Reynosa
UTC−05:00Eastern Standard Time · Cancún
UTC−05:00Mexico has 6 time zones, using 4 different UTC offsets over the year, from UTC−8 to UTC−5. Three of them observe daylight saving time.
Time zones in Mexico
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja California Sur, Nayarit (most areas), Sinaloa | America/Mazatlan | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| Sonora | America/Hermosillo | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| Baja California | America/Tijuana | UTC−7 | PDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−07:00 | |
| Central Mexico | America/Mexico_City | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Campeche, Yucatan | America/Merida | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Durango; Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (most areas) | America/Monterrey | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Chihuahua (most areas) | America/Chihuahua | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Chihuahua (US border – west) | America/Ciudad_Juarez | UTC−6 | MDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−06:00 | |
| Bahia de Banderas | America/Bahia_Banderas | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Quintana Roo | America/Cancun | UTC−5 | EST | No DST | UTC−05:00 | |
| Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (US border) | America/Matamoros | UTC−5 | CDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−05:00 | |
| Chihuahua (US border – east) | America/Ojinaga | UTC−5 | CDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−05:00 |
Does Mexico observe daylight saving time?
In some regions. Mexican Pacific Standard Time (Hermosillo), Central Standard Time (Mexico City) and Eastern Standard Time (Cancún) keep the same time all year.
- Pacific Time (Tijuana): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (PDT → PST).
- Mountain Time (Ciudad Juárez): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (MDT → MST).
- Central Time (Reynosa): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (CDT → CST).
Cities in Mexico
Sonora · America/Hermosillo
Baja California Sur, Nayarit (most areas), Sinaloa · America/Mazatlan
Central Mexico · America/Mexico_City
Chihuahua (US border – west) · America/Ciudad_Juarez
Campeche, Yucatan · America/Merida
Durango; Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (most areas) · America/Monterrey
Chihuahua (most areas) · America/Chihuahua
Bahia de Banderas · America/Bahia_Banderas
Quintana Roo · America/Cancun
Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (US border) · America/Matamoros
Chihuahua (US border – east) · America/Ojinaga
Your time difference
- Pacific Time (Tijuana): —
- Mexican Pacific Standard Time (Hermosillo): —
- Mountain Time (Ciudad Juárez): —
- Central Standard Time (Mexico City): —
- Central Time (Reynosa): —
- Eastern Standard Time (Cancún): —
Same clock all year as …
Central Standard Time (Mexico City) shows the same time as Canada (several regions), Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Belize at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from Mexico City
| City | Mexico City is |
|---|---|
| New York | 1 h to 2 h behind |
| Los Angeles | 1 h to 2 h ahead |
| London | 6 h to 7 h behind |
| Paris | 7 h to 8 h behind |
| Dubai | 10 h behind all year |
| Delhi | 11 h 30 min behind all year |
| Tokyo | 15 h behind all year |
| Sydney | 16 h to 17 h behind |