What Time Is It at Mexico City Airport (MEX)?
- Time zone now
- Central Standard Time (Mexico), UTC−6
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- None, no daylight saving
- Location
- 19.436, -99.070
Mexico City (MEX) is on Central Standard Time (Mexico), UTC−6 (CST) all year. Its clocks don't change for daylight saving time. The airport is in Mexico City, Mexico. Its codes are MEX (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and MMMX (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Zulu Time and MEX
To get local time from Zulu, subtract 6 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 9:00 a.m. local at MEX.
Daylight Saving Time
Mexico City doesn't use daylight saving time, so the offset from Zulu stays at UTC−6 all year. When other places change their clocks, the difference between MEX and those places changes by an hour instead.
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Common Questions
What time zone is MEX airport in?
Mexico City Airport (MEX) uses the America/Mexico_City time zone, Central Standard Time (Mexico). That's UTC−6 all year.
Does MEX change its clocks for daylight saving time?
No. Mexico City stays at UTC−6 all year.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at MEX?
To get local time from Zulu, subtract 6 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.