§ 01MX · Latin America
Mexico City
Mexico
Mexico City uses Central Standard Time at UTC−6. Mexico abandoned DST in most regions in 2022, simplifying coordination with US partners (who still observe it). The BMV opens at 08:30. Comida — the long lunch — is often the real meeting; 14:00–16:00 is a working break.
Mexico City · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC11h 47m of light
Sunrise
12:29 UTC
Solar noon
18:22 UTC
Sunset
00:16 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into America/Mexico_City.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 11h 47m
Conventional business hours
09:00—18:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveDaylight
+23°C
Cloudy
Feels like
23°
Wind
4 km/h E
Humidity
50%
Pressure
1,013 mb
UV index · 1Visibility · 12 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC−06:00
- IANA identifier
- America/Mexico_City
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time and stays on CST (UTC−06:00) all year.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London−7 h
New York−2 h
Tokyo−15 h
Dubai−10 h
Singapore−14 h
Sydney−17 h
Hours are Mexico City's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Mexico City in?
- Mexico City is in the Central Standard Time zone (CST), currently UTC−06:00.
- Does Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
- Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time and stays on CST (UTC−06:00) all year.
- What is Mexico City's UTC offset right now?
- Mexico City is currently UTC−06:00 (CST).
- What is the time difference between Mexico City and London?
- Mexico City is 7 hours behind London right now.
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