Does Mexico have daylight saving time?
Only in some areas. Most of Mexico, including the capital, keeps the same time all year. Where clocks do change: on Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward one hour to 03:00, from PST to PDT. Below are the next changes for each of its zones, at the local wall-clock time they happen.
Mexican Pacific Time America/Hermosillo
Cities: Hermosillo, Culiacán, Mazatlán, Tepic · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Pacific Time America/Tijuana
Cities: Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Rosarito · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. PST (UTC−8) becomes PDT (UTC−7).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. PDT (UTC−7) becomes PST (UTC−8).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. PST (UTC−8) becomes PDT (UTC−7).
Central Time America/Mexico_City
Cities: Mexico City, Iztapalapa, Puebla, Ecatepec de Morelos · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Mountain Time America/Ciudad_Juarez
Cities: Ciudad Juárez · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. MST (UTC−7) becomes MDT (UTC−6).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. MDT (UTC−6) becomes MST (UTC−7).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. MST (UTC−7) becomes MDT (UTC−6).
Central Time America/Matamoros
Cities: Reynosa, Heroica Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuña · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. CST (UTC−6) becomes CDT (UTC−5).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. CDT (UTC−5) becomes CST (UTC−6).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. CST (UTC−6) becomes CDT (UTC−5).
Eastern Time America/Cancun
Cities: Cancún, Chetumal, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel · current time
No change in the next 16 months.