Mexico
Time now in Guadalajara
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 07:18Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,385,629
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
07:18
Day length
12h 44m
Coordinates
20.68, -103.35
Time difference from Guadalajara
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About the time in Guadalajara
Clocks in Guadalajara stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Mexico.
Guadalajara runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Guadalajara
- What are normal business hours in Guadalajara in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Guadalajara runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Does Guadalajara change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Guadalajara keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Guadalajara today?
- Sunrise is at 06:34 and sunset at 07:18, giving 12h 44m of daylight.
- What time is it in Guadalajara right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Guadalajara, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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