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Current time in Mexico
Time in Mexico is divided across 4 standard offsets, from UTC-8 in Tijuana to UTC-5 in Cancún. The main clock follows the primary zone. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Time zones in Mexico
Mexico uses 4 distinct standard offsets. Each canonical IANA zone is listed once.
| Zone | Main cities | Abbreviation | Standard offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America/Tijuana | Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Rosarito | PST | UTC-8 | Yes |
| America/Ciudad_Juarez | Ciudad Juárez | MST | UTC-7 | Yes |
| America/Hermosillo | Hermosillo, Culiacán, Mazatlán, Tepic | — | UTC-7 | No |
| America/Mazatlan | — | — | UTC-7 | No |
| America/Bahia_Banderas | — | CST | UTC-6 | No |
| America/Chihuahua | — | CST | UTC-6 | No |
| America/Matamoros | Reynosa, Heroica Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuña | CST | UTC-6 | Yes |
| America/Merida | — | CST | UTC-6 | No |
| America/Mexico_City | Mexico City, Iztapalapa, Puebla, Ecatepec de Morelos | CST | UTC-6 | No |
| America/Monterrey | — | CST | UTC-6 | No |
| America/Ojinaga | — | CST | UTC-6 | Yes |
| America/Cancun | Cancún, Chetumal, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel | EST | UTC-5 | No |
Daylight-saving clock changes in Mexico
This country summary shows the 2026 schedule. Each linked time-zone page carries the full 2026–2027 schedule. Times are UTC instants.
| Zones | Scheduled changes |
|---|---|
| Matamoros, Ojinaga |
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| Ciudad Juarez |
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| Tijuana |
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Time difference from Mexico
Compare the primary zone, America/Mexico_City, with common reference cities and with your browser’s own time zone.
| City | Time zone | Difference from Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 6 hours ahead |
| New York | America/New_York | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 10 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 16 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.