Mexico City vs New York
Time difference between Mexico City and New York: +2 hours. Compare live clocks, DST changes, and meeting times.
Mexico City usually stays on UTC−06:00 without DST, while New York jumps between UTC−05:00 and UTC−04:00. The gap is therefore one hour in US winter and two hours in US summer. Same-day collaboration is easy; the trap is assuming Mexico still springs forward with the US.
Mexico City
-06:00
New York
-04:00
- +2 hours
- When it is 09:00 in Mexico City, it is 11:00 in New York.
- Daylight saving
- This gap can change when daylight saving starts or ends on either side. Recheck near transition weekends.
Working hours overlap
Mexico City and New York share about 6 hours of a 09:00–17:00 working day: 09:00–15:00 in Mexico City is 11:00–17:00 in New York.
Mexico City to New York: hour by hour
Every hour of today in Mexico City and the matching local time in New York. Highlighted rows fall inside working hours in both cities.
| Mexico City | New York |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 02:00 |
| 01:00 | 03:00 |
| 02:00 | 04:00 |
| 03:00 | 05:00 |
| 04:00 | 06:00 |
| 05:00 | 07:00 |
| 06:00 | 08:00 |
| 07:00 | 09:00 |
| 08:00 | 10:00 |
| 09:00 | 11:00 |
| 10:00 | 12:00 |
| 11:00 | 13:00 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 |
| 13:00 | 15:00 |
| 14:00 | 16:00 |
| 15:00 | 17:00 |
| 16:00 | 18:00 |
| 17:00 | 19:00 |
| 18:00 | 20:00 |
| 19:00 | 21:00 |
| 20:00 | 22:00 |
| 21:00 | 23:00 |
| 22:00 | 00:00 (next day) |
| 23:00 | 01:00 (next day) |
Working hours in both cities
When this gap changes
New York changes its clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026; Mexico City does not change on that date, so the gap between the two shifts by an hour until both sides have transitioned.
Popular time differences
Mexico City and New York: common questions
- What is the time difference between Mexico City and New York?
- The current difference is +2 hours. When it is 09:00 in Mexico City, it is 11:00 in New York.
- When can Mexico City and New York meet?
- Mexico City and New York share about 6 hours of a 09:00–17:00 working day: 09:00–15:00 in Mexico City is 11:00–17:00 in New York.
- Does the difference change during the year?
- It can. Whenever one city changes its clocks and the other does not, the gap moves by an hour until both have transitioned. New York changes its clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026; Mexico City does not change on that date, so the gap between the two shifts by an hour until both sides have transitioned.