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    Mexican Central Time Zone

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    What is the Mexican Central Time Zone?

    Answer

    Mexican Central Time Zone
    UTC−6 (CST)

    The same offset as a plain number: UTC−6.

    Time Zone Facts

    Abbreviations
    CST
    Standard time
    UTC−6
    Daylight saving time
    not observed
    Clock changes
    the clocks do not change
    Daylight saving time in effect now
    No

    Where This Zone Applies

    The clocks do not change everywhere in this zone. On standard time all year: Puebla, Veracruz and Guadalajara.
    PlaceStandard timeClock changes
    Mexico — central Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara and MonterreyUTC−6No
    Mexico — the border strip of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, which also follows the clock of the United StatesUTC−6Yes
    Chihuahua — most of the state, including the city of Chihuahua, Delicias and Parral — on Central Time since 2022 and without summer timeUTC−6No
    Chihuahua — the eastern border municipalities, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides, which switch to summer time with TexasUTC−6Yes
    PueblaUTC−6No
    VeracruzUTC−6No
    GuadalajaraUTC−6No
    Mexico CityUTC−6No
    MonterreyUTC−6No
    MéridaUTC−6No
    Puerto VallartaUTC−6No
    ReynosaUTC−6Yes

    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

    Current time in the zone

    UTC−6
    UTC−6 — subtract 6 hours from UTC

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    Mexican Central Time Zone: UTC−6. Mexican Central Time Zone: UTC−6 (CST). It is used, among other places, in Puebla. The clocks do not change everywhere in the zone: the table lists every case.
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    Named Time Zones

    Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
    Australian Central TimeUTC+9:30UTC+10:30
    Australian Eastern TimeUTC+10UTC+11
    Australian Western TimeUTC+8not observed
    Brasília TimeUTC−3not observed
    Central European TimeUTC+1UTC+2
    Central TimeUTC−6UTC−5
    Chamorro TimeUTC+10not observed
    East Africa TimeUTC+3not observed
    Eastern European TimeUTC+2UTC+3
    Eastern TimeUTC−5UTC−4
    Greenwich Mean TimeUTCUTC+1
    Hawaii–Aleutian TimeUTC−10not observed
    Hong Kong TimeUTC+8not observed
    India Standard TimeUTC+5:30not observed
    Irish TimeUTCUTC+1
    Irkutsk TimeUTC+8not observed
    Israel TimeUTC+2UTC+3
    Japan Standard TimeUTC+9not observed
    Kaliningrad TimeUTC+2not observed
    Kamchatka TimeUTC+12not observed
    Korea Standard TimeUTC+9not observed
    Krasnoyarsk TimeUTC+7not observed
    Magadan TimeUTC+11not observed
    Mexican Central TimeUTC−6not observed
    Mexican Northwest TimeUTC−8UTC−7
    Mexican Pacific TimeUTC−7not observed
    Mexican Southeast TimeUTC−5not observed
    Moscow TimeUTC+3not observed
    Mountain TimeUTC−7UTC−6
    Newfoundland TimeUTC−3:30UTC−2:30
    New Zealand TimeUTC+12UTC+13
    Omsk TimeUTC+6not observed
    Pacific TimeUTC−8UTC−7
    Samara TimeUTC+4not observed
    Samoa TimeUTC−11not observed
    South Africa Standard TimeUTC+2not observed
    Vladivostok TimeUTC+10not observed
    Western European TimeUTCUTC+1
    Yakutsk TimeUTC+9not observed
    Yekaterinburg TimeUTC+5not observed

    Time Zone of a Place

    This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what is the Mexican Central Time Zone? (The answer is: UTC−6 (CST)). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'Mexican Central Time') and hit the 'Find out' button.
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    FAQ

    What is the Mexican Central Time Zone?

    Mexican Central Time Zone UTC−6 (CST)

    Where does the Mexican Central Time Zone apply?

    Among the places in this reference: Puebla, Veracruz, Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey.

    Do the clocks change in the Mexican Central Time Zone?

    The representative clock of the zone stays on UTC−6 all year. The clocks do not change everywhere in this zone. On standard time all year: Puebla, Veracruz and Guadalajara.

    What does CST stand for?

    CST is the standard time of the zone (UTC−6).

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