Mexican Central Time Zone

Time Zone of a Place
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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 — subtract 6 hours from UTC

Related Calculations

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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.
Time Zone of a Place
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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

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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