Time Difference Between Mexico City and New York
Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind New York.
This page shows the live time difference between Mexico City, Mexico and New York, United States. Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City time zone (UTC-6 standard) and New York uses America/New_York (UTC-5 standard), so Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind New York. Because New York 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.
Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Standard offset
- UTC-6
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
New York
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Mexico City and New York share a generous 7 hours of overlapping working hours, from 09:00-16:00 in Mexico City (10:00-17:00 in New York), so scheduling a call between them is easy.
- Overlap
- 7 hours
- Window in Mexico City
- 09:00 - 16:00
- Window in New York
- 10:00 - 17:00
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and New York?
Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind New York (Mexico City is UTC-6, New York is UTC-5). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Mexico City ahead of or behind New York?
Mexico City is behind New York by 1 hour under standard time.
Do Mexico City and New York use daylight saving time?
Mexico City stays on the same offset all year; New York observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Mexico City and New York?
Their working hours overlap for 7 hours: 09:00 to 16:00 in Mexico City, which is 10:00 to 17:00 in New York. That is the best window for a live call.