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Cancún sits at 21.1619, -86.8515. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Mexico · America/Cancun
Current Time in Quintana Roo
Live local time in Cancún, Quintana Roo, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather.
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Quintana Roo at a Glance
| Region | Quintana Roo |
| Abbreviation | ROO |
| Country | Mexico |
| Reference city | Cancún |
| IANA time zone | America/Cancun |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Coordinates | 21.1619, -86.8515 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Cancún | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
Worth knowing. Quintana Roo moved to UTC-5 in 2015 to give Cancún longer light in the evening.
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Time Differences
How Cancún lines up against the places people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Cancún. For a specific date, use the converter.
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Understanding the offset
How Quintana Roo Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Cancún sits in America/Cancun. 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.
Clock Changes
Whether Quintana Roo moves its clocks twice a year is baked into the America/Cancun zone, so the offset above is always the one in force today. Places that stay on a fixed offset drift an hour relative to their neighbours for part of the year, which is the usual reason a recurring call slips.
Not One Zone Throughout
Quintana Roo moved to UTC-5 in 2015 to give Cancún longer light in the evening. The clock above follows Cancún, so check which zone applies before assuming it matches the whole region.
Answers
Quintana Roo Time Questions
What time is it in Quintana Roo right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cancún, Quintana Roo, updating every second. It is calculated from the America/Cancun zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving is applied automatically.
What time zone is Quintana Roo in?
Cancún uses the America/Cancun zone, and the current UTC offset is shown in the panel above. Quintana Roo moved to UTC-5 in 2015 to give Cancún longer light in the evening.
Does Quintana Roo change its clocks?
The offset shown above already accounts for daylight saving wherever it applies, because it comes from the time zone database rather than a fixed number. If Quintana Roo is on a fixed offset all year, the panel simply never changes.
How do I convert Quintana Roo time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Cancún and your own device clock. For a specific date rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which applies the daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Where does the weather 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 Cancún.