Mexico Time Zones
Time Zone of a Place
What time zone is it in Mexico?
Answer
Time zones in Mexico
UTC−8 – UTC−5
Mexico abolished summer time in 2022. Only the municipalities on the border with the United States still switch, so they can keep the same clock as the cities across the line.
The zones in Mexico: Mexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time.
Time Zone Facts
- Time zones
- Mexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
- Number of zones
- 4
- Offsets
- UTC−8 – UTC−5
- Clock changes
- it depends on the part — see the table below
- Daylight saving time in effect now
- in some parts yes, in others no
The Parts and Their Zones
| Part | Time zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| central Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey | Mexican Central Time | UTC−6 | — |
| Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit and Baja California Sur | Mexican Pacific Time | UTC−7 | — |
| Baja California, which switches to summer time along with California | Mexican Northwest Time | UTC−8 | UTC−7 |
| Quintana Roo — Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Tulum | Mexican Southeast Time | UTC−5 | — |
| the border municipalities of Chihuahua, including Ciudad Juárez, which follow the clock of the United States | Mexican Pacific Time | UTC−7 | UTC−6 |
| the border strip of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, which also follows the clock of the United States | Mexican Central Time | UTC−6 | UTC−5 |
Time Difference
- UTC
- 6 hours behind
- Eastern Time
- 2 hours behind
- Central Time
- 1 hour behind
- Pacific Time
- 1 hour ahead
- Moscow Time
- MSK−9
The difference is calculated for the part «central Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey».
Current time in Mexico
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UTC−6 — subtract 6 hours from UTC
central Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey
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Time Zone of a Place
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FAQ
What time zone is it in Mexico?
Time zones in Mexico UTC−8 – UTC−5
Is daylight saving time observed in Mexico?
It depends on the part: the table of parts above names the clock change of each one.
How many time zones are there in Mexico?
There are 4 of them, from UTC−8 to UTC−5: Mexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time.
See Also
- Makhachkala Time Zone: UTC+3
- Malaysia Time Zone: UTC+8
- Manaus Time Zone: UTC−4
- Maryland Time Zone: UTC−5
- Massachusetts Time Zone: UTC−5
- Mato Grosso Time Zone: UTC−4
- Mato Grosso do Sul Time Zone: UTC−4
- Mazatlán Time Zone: UTC−7
- Mérida Time Zone: UTC−6
- Mesa, Arizona Time Zone: UTC−7
- Mexico City Time Zone: UTC−6
- Michigan Time Zones: UTC−6 – UTC−5
- Minnesota Time Zone: UTC−6
- Minsk Time Zone: UTC+3
- Mississippi Time Zone: UTC−6
- Missouri Time Zone: UTC−6
- Montana Time Zone: UTC−7
- Monterrey Time Zone: UTC−6
- Montgomery, Alabama Time Zone: UTC−6
- Moscow Time Zone: UTC+3
- Часовые пояса Мексики: UTC−8 – UTC−5
- Zonas horarias en México: UTC−8 – UTC−5
- Fusos horários no México: UTC−8 – UTC−5