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What is CST in Mexico City?

Central Time – Mexico is the same time

Central Time and Central Time – Mexico are both on UTC−6:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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CST — Central Time – Mexico

2:00 am

CST, Sat

Time in Chicago
2:32:02 AM
Time in Mexico City
2:32:02 AM
Difference
None
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Central Time and Central Time – Mexico do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 14, 2027Central Time – Mexico is the same time
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Central Time – Mexico is 1 hour behind
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsCentral Time – Mexico is the same time

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Central Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CDT after that.

Central Time – Mexico

No clock changes

Central Time – Mexico stays on CST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

CST to Mexico City conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central Time to Central Time – Mexico.

12:00 am CST
12:00 am CST
1:00 am CST
1:00 am CST
2:00 am CST
2:00 am CST
3:00 am CST
3:00 am CST
4:00 am CST
4:00 am CST
5:00 am CST
5:00 am CST
6:00 am CST
6:00 am CST
7:00 am CST
7:00 am CST
8:00 am CST
8:00 am CST
9:00 am CST
9:00 am CST
10:00 am CST
10:00 am CST
11:00 am CST
11:00 am CST
12:00 pm CST
12:00 pm CST
1:00 pm CST
1:00 pm CST
2:00 pm CST
2:00 pm CST
3:00 pm CST
3:00 pm CST
4:00 pm CST
4:00 pm CST
5:00 pm CST
5:00 pm CST
6:00 pm CST
6:00 pm CST
7:00 pm CST
7:00 pm CST
8:00 pm CST
8:00 pm CST
9:00 pm CST
9:00 pm CST
10:00 pm CST
10:00 pm CST
11:00 pm CST
11:00 pm CST

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CST, which is 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on CST: it can also mean China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page means US Central Time.

Central Time (CST) is used in Dallas, Houston, Mexico City and Winnipeg

Central Time – Mexico (CST) is used in most of Mexico. Mexico abolished daylight saving in October 2022, so it no longer tracks US Central Time in summer.

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