Basel to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 8 h behind Basel. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Basel 05:11 5:11 AM Mexico City 21:11 9:11 PM You –:–
05:11 5:11 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:53
21:11 9:11 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−8 h
Mexico City is 8 h behind Basel.
When you, Basel and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇭 Basel
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Mexico City
16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇭 Basel | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:11 | 21:11 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Basel | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 174,491 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Basel with another city
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Big time differences
Basel and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Basel is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Basel: UTC−6 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Basel, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Basel, clocks in Mexico City show 1:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Basel, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Basel, clocks in Mexico City show 10:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Basel and Mexico City are at work?
Yes: from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Basel (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Mexico City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 8:00 AM in Basel it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Basel.
Is the time difference between Basel and Mexico City the same all year?
No. Only Basel switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Mexico City will be 7 hours behind Basel.
