Current Time in Mexico
Live Central Standard Time (CST) (UTC-6 / UTC-5 (CDT)). Updates every second automatically.
Central Standard Time (CST) · UTC-6 / UTC-5 (CDT)
00:55:33
It is 12:55 AM on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 in Mexico (CST, UTC−6).
Daylight saving
Not used
same time all year
Time zones
6
among the cities below
Difference to you
-
from your device clock
| City | Time zone | Offset | Local time |
|---|
| Mexico City | America/Mexico City | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Guadalajara | America/Mexico City | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Monterrey | America/Monterrey | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Puebla | America/Mexico City | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Tijuana | America/Tijuana | PDT UTC-07:00 | 23:55 |
| Leon | America/Mexico City | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Juarez | America/Ojinaga | CDT UTC-05:00 | 01:55 |
| Zapopan | America/Mexico City | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Merida | America/Merida | CST UTC-06:00 | 00:55 |
| Cancun | America/Cancun | EST UTC-05:00 | 01:55 |
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About Mexico Time Zone
Mexico uses 4 time zones. Most of the country including Mexico City is on CST (UTC-6). Cancun switched to EST permanently in 2015.
BMV (Mexican Stock Exchange) opens 8:30am CST. Mexico City is the financial capital. Mexico is North Americas second-largest economy.
| Time Zone | Central Standard Time (CST) |
| UTC Offset | UTC-6 / UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Currency | MXN |
| Language | Spanish |
| Population | 130 million |
Time difference with major cities
| City | Time now | Difference |
|---|
| New York | 02:55 | +2 h |
| Los Angeles | 23:55 | −1 h |
| London | 06:55 | +6 h |
| Berlin | 07:55 | +7 h |
| Dubai | 10:55 | +10 h |
| Mumbai | 12:25 | +11:30 h |
| Singapore | 14:55 | +14 h |
| Tokyo | 15:55 | +15 h |
| Sydney | 17:55 | +17 h |
Differences are shown relative to Mexico City and change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.