Mexico City to Los Angeles time
Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Mexico City.
Time difference between Mexico City and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Mexico City. Mexico City is on Central Standard Time (CST (UTC−06:00)) and Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 1 hour to 2 hours over the year.
Convert Mexico City time to Los Angeles time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−06:00 for Mexico City and UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Los Angeles is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 AM in Mexico City it is still the previous calendar day in Los Angeles.
| Mexico City time | Los Angeles time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Mexico City and Los Angeles working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Los Angeles). That is 7 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Mexico City and Los Angeles
Mexico City does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).