Time in Mexico
Friday, October 16, 2026
CST (UTC-6), Central Standard Time
The clock shows the time in Mexico City, the capital.
Mexico is 2 hours behind New York.
Time zones in Mexico
- 1:00 PMCentral TimeCDT, UTC-5Reynosa, Heroica Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuña, Piedras Negras, Ojinaga
- 1:00 PMEastern Standard TimeEST, UTC-5Cancún, Chetumal, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Tulum
- 12:00 PMCentral Standard TimeCST, UTC-6Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro, Iztapalapa
- 12:00 PMMountain TimeMDT, UTC-6Ciudad Juárez
- 11:00 AMPacific TimePDT, UTC-7Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Rosarito, Tecate, Pórticos de San Antonio
- 11:00 AMMexican Pacific Standard TimeMST, UTC-7Hermosillo, Culiacán, Tepic, Mazatlán, La Paz, Ciudad Obregón
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12:00 PM in Mexico, Friday, October 16, 2026
Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)
Time difference from Mexico
Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Mexico they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.
| Place | Time now | Difference from Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | 2:00 PM EDT | +2h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 7:00 PM BST | +7h |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States | 11:00 AM PDT | -1h |
| ChicagoIllinois, United States | 1:00 PM CDT | +1h |
| TorontoOntario, Canada | 2:00 PM EDT | +2h |
| São PauloBrazil | 3:00 PM BRT | +3h |
| ParisFrance | 8:00 PM CEST | +8h |
| BerlinGermany | 8:00 PM CEST | +8h |
| MoscowRussia | 9:00 PM MSK | +9h |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 10:00 PM GST | +10h |
| New DelhiDelhi, India | 11:30 PM IST | +11h 30m |
| BangkokThailand | 1:00 AM ICTnext day | +13h |
| Singapore | 2:00 AM SGTnext day | +14h |
| ShanghaiChina | 2:00 AM CSTnext day | +14h |
| TokyoJapan | 3:00 AM JSTnext day | +15h |
| SydneyNew South Wales, Australia | 5:00 AM AEDTnext day | +17h |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 7:00 AM NZDTnext day | +19h |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 8:00 PM SAST | +8h |
Mexico time zone
- Local time
- 12:00 PM
- Date
- Oct 16, 2026
- Time zone
- CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- IANA time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Dialing code
- +52
Daylight saving time
Mexico does not change its clocks: the time stays UTC-6 all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Mexico City today
- Sunrise
- 6:31 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:21 PM
Cities in Mexico
- Mexico City
- Guadalajara
- Tijuana
- Monterrey
- Cancún
- Puebla
- Santiago de Querétaro
- Iztapalapa
- Mérida
- Ecatepec de Morelos
- León de los Aldama
- Mexicali
- Ciudad Juárez
- Zapopan
- Chihuahua
- Hermosillo
- Culiacán
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero
- Morelia
- San Luis Potosí
- Aguascalientes
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
- Saltillo
- Tuxtla
- Naucalpan de Juárez
- Torreón
- Toluca
- Guadalupe
- Acapulco de Juárez
- Tlalnepantla
- Tlaquepaque
- Xalapa
- Coyoacán
- Reynosa
- Tlalpan
- Cuautitlán Izcalli
- Cuauhtémoc
- Villahermosa
- Victoria de Durango
- Heroica Matamoros
Questions and answers
What time zone is Mexico in?
Mexico uses Central Standard Time (America/Mexico_City); the local time is currently UTC-6.
Does Mexico observe daylight saving time?
No. Mexico stays on UTC-6 all year.
What is the time difference between Mexico and New York?
Mexico is 2 hours behind New York.
What is the international dialing code for Mexico?
The country calling code is +52.