United States
Time now in Mexico
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 07:52Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
11,543
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
07:52
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
39.16, -91.87
Time difference from Mexico
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Mexico right now.
Mexico on the map
About the time in Mexico
Mexico sits at latitude 39.16, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 25m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Mexico runs on America/Chicago, 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.
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mexico
- When do the sun rise and set in Mexico today?
- Sunrise is at 06:28 and sunset at 07:52, giving 13h 25m of daylight.
- What time is it in Mexico right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mexico, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Mexico in?
- Mexico uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- Does Mexico change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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