Mexico
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_CityCST
- Sunrise
- 12:16 pm
- Sunset
- 1:06 am
- Daylight
- 12 hours 50 minutes55 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Mexico has 12 time zones
The clock above is Mexico City. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.
Daylight saving
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
That is for Mexico City. A country this wide can have zones with different rules — check the individual city page if it matters.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:21 pm | 16:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:21 pm | 18:21 | 1 hour ahead |
| New York City EDT | 7:21 pm | 19:21 | 2 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 7:21 pm | 19:21 | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:21 pm | 20:21 | 3 hours ahead |
| London BST | 12:21 am Thu | 00:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 1:21 am Thu | 01:21 | 8 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 1:21 am Thu | 01:21 | 8 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:21 am Thu | 01:21 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:21 am Thu | 02:21 | 9 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 2:21 am Thu | 02:21 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:21 am Thu | 03:21 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:51 am Thu | 04:51 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:21 am Thu | 07:21 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:21 am Thu | 08:21 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:21 am Thu | 09:21 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:21 am Thu | 11:21 | 18 hours ahead |
Cities in Mexico
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Mexico right now?
It is 5:21 pm (17:21) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Mexico City. Mexico spans 12 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean — the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.
How many time zones does Mexico have?
Mexico has 12 time zones: America/Mexico_City, America/Cancun, America/Merida, America/Monterrey, America/Matamoros, America/Chihuahua, America/Ciudad_Juarez, America/Ojinaga, and more — the full list with live clocks is on this page.
Does Mexico observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year. Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Mexico?
Right now: Mexico City 5:21 pm; Tijuana 4:21 pm; Iztapalapa 5:21 pm; Puebla 5:21 pm; Ecatepec de Morelos 5:21 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.