Mexico
Time now in Matamoros
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 07:59Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Matamoros
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
541,979
Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
07:59
Day length
12h 52m
Coordinates
25.72, -97.60
Time difference from Matamoros
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Matamoros right now.
Matamoros on the map
About the time in Matamoros
Matamoros runs on America/Matamoros, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
Around 541,979 people live in Matamoros, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Matamoros day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Matamoros
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Matamoros, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Matamoros right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Matamoros, updating every second from America/Matamoros (UTC −5).
- Does Matamoros change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Matamoros in?
- Matamoros uses America/Matamoros, currently UTC −5.
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