Satellite View of Mexico City
Mexico City sits at 19.4326, -99.1332. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
North America · America/Mexico_City
Current Time in Mexico
Live local time in Mexico City, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
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Mexico City Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Mexico City, all updating live.
Weather in Mexico City
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Sun and Daylight
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Calculated from the mean synodic month, so times are accurate to within a few hours rather than to the minute.
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Four-Day Forecast
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Reference
Mexico at a Glance
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Mexico City |
| Region | North America |
| IANA time zone | America/Mexico_City |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 4 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 129 million |
| Currency | Mexican Peso (MXN) |
| Calling code | +52 |
| Capital coordinates | 19.4326, -99.1332 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Mexico City | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Coastline | Has a coastline |
Working with Mexico
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Mexico City lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Mexico City. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Mexico Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Mexico City sits in America/Mexico_City. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
A Steady Offset
Mexico keeps the same offset all year. That sounds simpler, and it is, but it means the gap to any country that does change clocks shifts by an hour twice a year without anything changing on this end.
More Than One Zone
Mexico spans about 4 time zones. The clock above is the capital's. If you are dealing with another part of the country, check which zone that region actually uses before assuming it matches Mexico City.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Mexico, write the zone with it, or better, send a calendar invitation that converts automatically for each recipient. "14:00 UTC" cannot be misread; "2pm" in a message reaching three countries reliably produces at least one person joining an hour out.
Inside Mexico
Time by State, Province or Territory
Mexico spans more than one time zone, so a single national clock cannot answer the question. Each place below has its own page with live local time and weather.
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
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Baja California
Mexicali
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Baja California Sur
La Paz
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Campeche
Campeche
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Chiapas
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
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Chihuahua
Chihuahua
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Coahuila
Saltillo
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Colima
Colima
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Durango
Durango
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Guanajuato
Guanajuato
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Guerrero
Chilpancingo
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Hidalgo
Pachuca
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Jalisco
Guadalajara
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Mexico City
Mexico City
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Michoacán
Morelia
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Morelos
Cuernavaca
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Nayarit
Tepic
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Nuevo León
Monterrey
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Oaxaca
Oaxaca
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Puebla
Puebla
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Querétaro
Querétaro
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Quintana Roo
Cancún
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San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
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Sinaloa
Culiacán
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Sonora
Hermosillo
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State of Mexico
Toluca
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Tabasco
Villahermosa
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Tamaulipas
Ciudad Victoria
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Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala
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Veracruz
Xalapa
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Yucatán
Mérida
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Zacatecas
Zacatecas
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Answers
Mexico Time Questions
What time is it in Mexico right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mexico City, Mexico, updating every second. It is calculated from the America/Mexico_City time zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving rules are applied automatically and correctly.
What time zone does Mexico use?
Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. Mexico spans 4 time zones in total, so other parts of the country may differ from the capital.
Does Mexico observe daylight saving time?
No. Mexico stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Mexico City and any country that does change clocks will differ by an hour for part of the year. That is the most common cause of a recurring meeting drifting.
How do I convert Mexico time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Mexico City and your own device clock. For a specific date and time rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which handles daylight saving for the date you enter rather than for today.
Where does the weather on this page come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Mexico City.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the America/Mexico_City zone, so it is exactly as accurate as your device. Almost every phone and computer syncs to a network time server automatically, which puts you within a fraction of a second.