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Time difference between New York and Mexico City

Good time for both on a weekday: 10:00–17:00 in New York = 9:00–16:00 in Mexico City.

 

 

 

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  • Work hours
  • Awake
  • Night
  • Weekend

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Different hours for each city
  • 1–2 hoursMexico City behind New York
  • UTC−5 / UTC−4New York, January / July
  • UTC−6Mexico City, January and July
  • 7 hours / 6 hoursshared 9-to-5 time, January / July

How the gap moves through the year

Mexico City is 2 hours behind New York for about 8 months of the year.

Mexico City is 1 hour behind New York for about 4 months of the year.

From the second Sunday in March (when New York moves forward), Mexico City is 2 hours behind New York.

From the first Sunday in November (when New York falls back), Mexico City is 1 hour behind New York.

New York moves its clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday in March at 2:00 am local time and back on the first Sunday in November at 2:00 am, switching between Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Mexico City does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) all year.

Next clock change for this pair, as of when this page was built (2026-10-20): New York falls back on Sun 1 November 2026.

Everything on this page also holds if you swap New York for Toronto, Havana, Montreal, Philadelphia or Port-au-Prince, or Mexico City for Guadalajara, Monterrey, Guatemala City, Managua or Tegucigalpa — those cities follow exactly the same clock all year.

Working hours that overlap

In January, a 9-to-5 day in both cities shares 7 hours: 10:00 am–5:00 pm in New York, which is 9:00 am–4:00 pm in Mexico City.

In July, a 9-to-5 day in both cities shares 6 hours: 11:00 am–5:00 pm in New York, which is 9:00 am–3:00 pm in Mexico City.

Across the week

At 9:00 on a Monday morning in New York, it is 8:00 am on Monday in Mexico City.

Daylight, distance and night calls

New York and Mexico City are about 3,360 km (2,090 miles) apart and 25° of longitude apart, which by the sun alone would be 1 hour 45 minutes.

New York's winter clock sits within 4 minutes of the sun, and Mexico City's runs 37 minutes ahead of the sun.

In mid-January the sun is up in New York from about 7:18 am to 4:52 pm, and the sun is up in Mexico City from about 7:13 am to 6:18 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 8 hours 45 minutes.

In mid-July the sun is up in New York from about 5:37 am to 8:27 pm, and the sun is up in Mexico City from about 6:06 am to 7:18 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 12 hours 15 minutes.

Hour-by-hour table and common mistakes — 2 more sections
Each hour in New York and the same moment in Mexico City, on a Wednesday in January and in July. Shaded: inside 9-to-5 in both.
New YorkMexico City, JanuaryMexico City, July
12:00 am11:00 pm (−1 day)10:00 pm (−1 day)
1:00 am12:00 am11:00 pm (−1 day)
2:00 am1:00 am12:00 am
3:00 am2:00 am1:00 am
4:00 am3:00 am2:00 am
5:00 am4:00 am3:00 am
6:00 am5:00 am4:00 am
7:00 am6:00 am5:00 am
8:00 am7:00 am6:00 am
9:00 am8:00 am7:00 am
10:00 am9:00 am8:00 am
11:00 am10:00 am9:00 am
12:00 pm11:00 am10:00 am
1:00 pm12:00 pm11:00 am
2:00 pm1:00 pm12:00 pm
3:00 pm2:00 pm1:00 pm
4:00 pm3:00 pm2:00 pm
5:00 pm4:00 pm3:00 pm
6:00 pm5:00 pm4:00 pm
7:00 pm6:00 pm5:00 pm
8:00 pm7:00 pm6:00 pm
9:00 pm8:00 pm7:00 pm
10:00 pm9:00 pm8:00 pm
11:00 pm10:00 pm9:00 pm

Common mistakes with New York and Mexico City

  • Forgetting that the gap changes even though Mexico City never touches its clocks: New York does, so a meeting fixed in Mexico City time moves by an hour for people in New York.
  • Writing “EST” all year for New York. In summer the zone is Eastern Daylight Time; calendar apps handle it, but a typed time in an email can be read the wrong way.

Questions

Is Mexico City ahead of New York?
Mexico City is 1 hour behind New York in January and 2 hours behind New York in July.
What is a good time for a meeting between New York and Mexico City?
With 9-to-5 days in both cities, 10:00 am–5:00 pm New York time is inside working hours in both, which gives 7 hours. The window can shift by an hour in the weeks when only one city has changed its clocks.
Does the time difference between New York and Mexico City change?
Yes. Mexico City is 2 hours behind New York for about 8 months of the year. Mexico City is 1 hour behind New York for about 4 months of the year.

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