Time Difference Between Mexico City and New York

Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind New York.

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UTC-6
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UTC-5

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

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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.