Current Time in Mexico City, Mexico — CST
Mexico City, Mexico
08:15:23 AMThursday, November 5, 2026
Quick answer
The current time in Mexico City, Mexico is 8:15 AM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Mexico City is on CST (UTC-06:00) all year; no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
Pronunciation
Time facts about Mexico City
- Mexico City last changed clocks on 30 October 2022, after a federal law published that week abolished daylight saving time in most of Mexico.Source: dof.gob.mx
- In 2001 Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador decreed no DST for the Federal District, and in September 2001 the Supreme Court declared DST unconstitutional there; federal DST resumed in 2002.Source: IANA tz database
- Mexico City used UTC−7 (Mountain time) from 1922 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1932 before settling on UTC−6.Source: IANA tz database
- Mexico City is one hour behind New York from November to March and two hours behind from March to November.Source: IANA tz database
Time zone and daylight saving time in Mexico City
- Time zone (IANA)
- America/Mexico_City
- Current offset
- CST (UTC-06:00)
- Daylight saving
- No clock changes
Mexico City does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC-06:00 all year.
Sun & twilight
Today
Sunrise
06:39 AM
Sunset
06:00 PM
Day length
11h 22m
Solar noon (sun highest): 12:20 PM
Daylight on the solstices
- December solstice (December 21, 2026)
- 10h 57m
- June solstice (June 21, 2027)
- 13h 18m
Time difference and working-hours overlap
Today's values; working day 09:00–17:00 in both places.
| City | Local time | Difference | Their 09:00–17:00 in Mexico City | Overlap with Mexico City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:15 | −2 h | 11:00–19:00 | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| Chicago | 08:15 | 0 h | 09:00–17:00 | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| New York | 09:15 | +1 h | 08:00–16:00 | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Toronto | 09:15 | +1 h | 08:00–16:00 | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| São Paulo | 11:15 | +3 h | 06:00–14:00 | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| London | 14:15 | +6 h | 03:00–11:00 | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
Upcoming public holidays in Mexico City
In 11 days
Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day)
Mon, Nov 16, 2026
PublicIn 50 days
Navidad (Christmas Day)
Fri, Dec 25, 2026
PublicIn 57 days
Año Nuevo (New Year's Day)
Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Public
Airports near Mexico City
- Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport MEX6 km straight-line
- Felipe Ángeles International Airport NLU37 km straight-line
- Adolfo López Mateos International Airport TLC47 km straight-line
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
- No. Mexico City stays on UTC-06:00 all year, and no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
- What is the time difference between Mexico City and London?
- London is 6 hours ahead of Mexico City right now. During the year the gap varies between 6 hours and 7 hours, because London changes its clocks for daylight saving time.
- When is the next public holiday in Mexico City?
- Revolution Day, on Monday 16 November 2026.
- When do working hours in Mexico City overlap with New York and London?
- New York's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Mexico City's for 7 hours today (09:00–16:00 Mexico City time); London's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Mexico City's for 2 hours today (09:00–11:00 Mexico City time).
Related pages
Time in other cities, compared with Mexico City
Sources
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, applied when the page is generated; the clock runs in your browser. Sun times: NOAA solar equations at 19.43°N, 99.13°W (GeoNames). Holidays: Nager.Date. Airports: OurAirports. About our sources.