Current time in Mexico City, Mexico
The current local time in Mexico City is shown below. Mexico City observes CST.
Daylight saving time
Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Standard abbreviation
- CST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 18:00 local
Mexico City in context
Mexico City sits in the Valley of Mexico at around 2,240 metres elevation, the highest major capital in North America, surrounded by mountains and three volcanoes including the still-active Popocatépetl about 70 kilometres to the south-east. The Federal District proper holds around 9 million residents, with the wider Metropolitan Area of Mexico City reaching above 22 million across portions of Mexico State and Hidalgo. The lake bed on which much of the city sits continues to subside slowly, complicating heavy construction and creating an unusually visible architectural patchwork.
Timezone history of Mexico City
Mexico abolished daylight saving across most of the country in October 2022, ending the seasonal clock changes that had been in place since 1996. Mexico City and the bulk of the population now sit on UTC-6 year-round, the same offset as Chicago in standard time and Denver during US daylight saving. The country still operates four timezones: northwestern states bordering the US continue to observe DST in alignment with the United States, while the rest of the country, including Mexico City, holds steady.
Working hours in Mexico City
Mexico City's working day traditionally divided around a long lunch, the comida, taken between 14:00 and 16:00 as the main meal of the day. The city's office culture has shifted toward a single continuous workday closer to international norms, but lunch breaks of 90 minutes to two hours remain common in many industries. Public holidays cluster around Catholic feast days, the Independence anniversary on 16 September, Día de los Muertos on 1 and 2 November, and the extended Christmas and New Year period from mid-December into early January.