Time in Mexico City - Current Local Time

About Mexico City

Checking the time in Mexico City? It sits at UTC-06:00 under the America/Mexico_City zone (CST), refreshed live above. Below you can compare it against UTC and other major world cities and see when its offset next changes.

Time zone details

IANA identifier: America/Mexico_City
Abbreviation: CST
UTC offset: UTC-06:00
Daylight saving: Not in effect

Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time.

Mexico City vs. major cities

City	Current time	UTC offset
Mexico City (this zone)	07:01:12	UTC-06:00
UTC	13:01:12	UTC+00:00
New York	09:01:12	UTC-04:00
London	14:01:12	UTC+01:00
Dubai	17:01:12	UTC+04:00
Singapore	21:01:12	UTC+08:00
Sydney	23:01:12	UTC+10:00

Featured cities

New York, USA 09:01:12 Los Angeles, USA 06:01:12 Chicago, USA 08:01:12

Same UTC offset

America/Bahia_Banderas America/Belize America/Boise America/Cambridge_Bay America/Chihuahua America/Ciudad_Juarez America/Costa_Rica America/Denver America/Edmonton America/El_Salvador America/Guatemala America/Inuvik

Other zones in Mexico

America/Bahia_Banderas America/Cancun America/Chihuahua America/Ciudad_Juarez America/Hermosillo America/Matamoros America/Mazatlan America/Merida America/Monterrey America/Ojinaga America/Tijuana

Frequently asked questions

What time is it in Mexico City right now? ▾

The current time in Mexico City is shown live at the top of this page, based on the America/Mexico_City time zone (UTC-06:00).

What is the UTC offset for Mexico City? ▾

Mexico City is currently at UTC-06:00, meaning local time is offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by that amount.

Does Mexico City observe Daylight Saving Time? ▾

No, Mexico City is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST).

What time zone identifier does Mexico City use? ▾

Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone identifier, the standard reference used by computers and apps worldwide to calculate accurate local time.