Time Difference Between Los Angeles and Mexico City
Los Angeles is normally 2 hours behind Mexico City.
This page shows the live time difference between Los Angeles, United States and Mexico City, Mexico. Los Angeles uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone (UTC-8 standard) and Mexico City uses America/Mexico_City (UTC-6 standard), so Los Angeles is normally 2 hours behind Mexico City. Because Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Standard offset
- UTC-6
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Mexico City?
Los Angeles is normally 2 hours behind Mexico City (Los Angeles is UTC-8, Mexico City is UTC-6). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Los Angeles ahead of or behind Mexico City?
Los Angeles is behind Mexico City by 2 hours under standard time.
Do Los Angeles and Mexico City use daylight saving time?
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time; Mexico City does not.