Mexico time zones
Mexico has four time zones: Southeast (Quintana Roo, UTC−5), Central (most of the country, UTC−6), Pacific (UTC−7) and Northwest (Baja California, UTC−8). Daylight saving time ended nationally in 2022, except in areas next to the US border, which still change with the United States.
| Area | Cities | Winter 2026–27 | Summer 2027 | Clocks change? | Time now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintana Roo | Cancun, Chetumal | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | No | — |
| Central Mexico | Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puebla | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | No | — |
| Campeche, Yucatan | Merida, Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | No | — |
| Durango; Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (most areas) | Monterrey, Torreon, Saltillo | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | No | — |
| Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (US border) | Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | Yes | — |
| Chihuahua (most areas) | Chihuahua, Delicias, Hidalgo del Parral | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | No | — |
| Chihuahua (US border: east) | Ciudad Juárez | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | Yes | — |
| Bahia de Banderas | Bahia Banderas | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | No | — |
| Chihuahua (US border: west) | Ciudad Juarez | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | Yes | — |
| Baja California Sur, Nayarit (most areas), Sinaloa | Culiacan, Mazatlan, Tepic | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | No | — |
| Sonora | Hermosillo, Mazatlán, Ciudad Obregon | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | No | — |
| Baja California | Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada | UTC−8 (PST) | UTC−7 (PDT) | Yes | — |
See also: clock changes in Mexico · US time zones · world time zone map · time zone converter
Questions people ask
Does Mexico still use daylight saving time?
Not in most of the country. Mexico abolished daylight saving time in October 2022. Only municipalities along the US border keep changing their clocks, on the same dates as the United States, so they stay in step with their US neighbors.
What time zone is Mexico City in?
Central Standard Time, UTC−6, all year.
What time zone is Cancún in?
Quintana Roo, including Cancún, uses Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5, all year.
Source: IANA time zone database, version 2026e, which phones and computers use. Area names follow the database's own descriptions. “Time now” runs from this data, so it stays right even where a browser's built-in rules are out of date.