What time is it in Mexico?
2:18:20 PM
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 in Mexico City. Mexico spans 12 zones; this is Mexico City, UTC−6:00.
- UTC offset
- UTC−6:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Time zones
- 12
- Versus New York
- 2 hours behind
Mexico does not change its clocks
Mexico stays on UTC−6:00 all year. Its offset from UTC never moves, so its relationship to places that do change shifts twice a year instead — which is usually why someone checks. Right now it is 6 hours behind UTC, and 2 hours behind New York.
All 12 zones
Mexico spans 12 time zones, so “the time in Mexico” depends where. Each has its own page.
- Mexico CityCentral Mexico · 2:18 pm · UTC−6:00
- CancunQuintana Roo · 3:18 pm · UTC−5:00
- MeridaCampeche, Yucatan · 2:18 pm · UTC−6:00
- MonterreyDurango; Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (most areas) · 2:18 pm · UTC−6:00
- MatamorosCoahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (US border) · 3:18 pm · UTC−5:00
- ChihuahuaChihuahua (most areas) · 2:18 pm · UTC−6:00
- Ciudad JuarezChihuahua (US border - west) · 2:18 pm · UTC−6:00
- OjinagaChihuahua (US border - east) · 3:18 pm · UTC−5:00
- MazatlanBaja California Sur, Nayarit (most areas), Sinaloa · 1:18 pm · UTC−7:00
- Bahia BanderasBahia de Banderas · 2:18 pm · UTC−6:00
- HermosilloSonora · 1:18 pm · UTC−7:00
- TijuanaBaja California · 1:18 pm · UTC−7:00
Working with Mexico from the US
Mexico City is 2 hours behind New York and 1 hour ahead Los Angeles. 9am in New York is 7:00 am in Mexico City.
To convert a specific time rather than read the current one, the converter shows both directions with the next clock change for each.
Other countries
On UTC−6:00 right now, the same clock as Mexico: