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Time difference between Los Angeles and Mexico City
Short answer
Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles. Right now it is 05:36 in Los Angeles (PDT, UTC−7) and 06:36 in Mexico City (CST, UTC−6).
Right now
Los Angeles · United States
05:36
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Pacific Daylight Time · PDT · UTC−7
Mexico City · Mexico
06:36
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Central Standard Time · CST · UTC−6
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Does the difference between Los Angeles and Mexico City change during the year?
Yes. For 238 days of 2026 the difference is 1 hour, but it moves whenever Los Angeles or Mexico City enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):
| From | Until | Mexico City vs Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | March 8 | +2 h |
| March 8 | November 1 | +1 h |
| November 1 | December 31 | +2 h |
The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.
Best time to call Mexico City from Los Angeles (and vice versa)
The window in which both cities are inside their 9:00–17:00 working day runs from 09:00 to 16:00 in Los Angeles, which is 10:00 to 17:00 in Mexico City: 7 hours of overlap per day. For a call that disturbs nobody, aim for the middle of that window.
Outside that window, the practical rule: mornings in Mexico City are afternoons in Los Angeles. Avoid any hour that falls before 8:00 or after 21:00 in either city.
Los Angeles to Mexico City conversion table
Each Los Angeles hour and its equivalent in Mexico City today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.
| Los Angeles time · Tue, Sep 15 | Mexico City time |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 23:00 | 00:00next day |
Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Mexico City to Los Angeles is the same difference with the sign flipped.
The two time zones
Los Angeles — America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles runs on Pacific Time (PT): UTC−8 in winter (PST) and UTC−7 in summer (PDT). It is the clock of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Seattle and the entire US West Coast.
Mexico City — America/Mexico_City
Mexico City abolished daylight saving in October 2022 and now stays on UTC−6 all year, so it lines up with Chicago in winter and with Denver in summer.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours difference between Los Angeles and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles. For most of the year (238 days) the difference is 1 hour; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.
When it is 12:00 noon in Los Angeles, what time is it in Mexico City?
13:00 in Mexico City (at today's difference of 1 hour).
What is the best time for a meeting between Los Angeles and Mexico City?
Between 09:00 and 16:00 in Los Angeles, which is 10:00–17:00 in Mexico City: 7 hours of overlap inside both cities' 9:00–17:00 working day.
Do Los Angeles and Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
Los Angeles: yes. Mexico City: no. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.
What time zone is Los Angeles in? And Mexico City?
Los Angeles: Pacific Daylight Time (America/Los_Angeles, UTC−7). Mexico City: Central Standard Time (America/Mexico_City, UTC−6).
Tools
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