Mexico
Time now in Palo Alto
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 06:48Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
347
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
06:48
Day length
12h 37m
Coordinates
18.87, -96.98
Time difference from Palo Alto
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Palo Alto right now.
Palo Alto on the map
About the time in Palo Alto
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 06:48 local time, giving 12h 37m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (18.87, -96.98) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Palo Alto.
Around 347 people live in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Palo Alto
- 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 Palo Alto change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Palo Alto keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Palo Alto today?
- Sunrise is at 06:11 and sunset at 06:48, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
- What time is it in Palo Alto right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palo Alto, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
126,006 places in Mexico
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.