Timezone Insight
The timezone in Mexico City is America/Mexico_City (CST).
Its current offset is GMT-06:00 (GMT-6).
What is the Timezone of Mexico City?
Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the America/Mexico_City timezone used by Mexico City, Mexico.
IANA Timezone Data
How to convert from America/Mexico_City to UTC
Converting a time from America/Mexico_City to UTC is straightforward:
For example, if it is 12:00 in Mexico City, it is 18:00 UTC.
To convert the other way (UTC to Mexico City), add -6 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.
About the America/Mexico_City timezone
America/Mexico_City is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Mexico City, Mexico. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.
IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.
Related time zones in the America region
America/New_YorkAmerica/ChicagoAmerica/DenverAmerica/Los_AngelesAmerica/TorontoAmerica/Sao_Paulo
Related tools
- See the current local time in Mexico City.
- Use the Mexico City vs London time difference calculator.
- Check how many hours of daylight Mexico City gets today.
- See the sunrise & sunset times in Mexico City.