Mexico
Time now in Mexico City
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 07:00Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
12,294,193
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
07:00
Day length
12h 42m
Coordinates
19.43, -99.13
Time difference from Mexico City
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Mexico City on the map
About the time in Mexico City
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Mexico City day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 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.
Around 12,294,193 people live in Mexico City, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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 Mexico City
- 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.
- Does Mexico City change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Mexico City keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Mexico City right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mexico City, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is Mexico City in?
- Mexico City uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
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