Mexico
Time now in Cancún
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:49Sunset 06:42Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Mazatlan
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
5
Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
06:42
Day length
12h 54m
Coordinates
25.71, -108.18
Time difference from Cancún
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cancún right now.
Cancún on the map
About the time in Cancún
Around 5 people live in Cancún, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Cancún runs on America/Mazatlan, which puts the city UTC −7 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 05:49 and sunset at 06:42 local time, giving 12h 54m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (25.71, -108.18) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cancún.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cancún
- Does Cancún change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Cancún keeps UTC −7 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Cancún in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Cancún runs from 16:00–00:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Cancún in?
- Cancún uses America/Mazatlan, currently UTC −7.
- What time is it in Cancún right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cancún, updating every second from America/Mazatlan (UTC −7).
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