Mexico
Time now in Metlapilapa
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 06:56Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
338
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
06:56
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
17.09, -98.84
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About the time in Metlapilapa
Around 338 people live in Metlapilapa, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Metlapilapa 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.
Metlapilapa sits at latitude 17.09, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 36m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Metlapilapa
- Does Metlapilapa change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Metlapilapa keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Metlapilapa today?
- Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset at 06:56, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Metlapilapa right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Metlapilapa, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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