Bocas del Toro to Monterrey: time difference
Monterrey is 1 h behind Bocas del Toro. 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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Bocas del Toro 21:55 9:55 PM Monterrey 20:55 8:55 PM You –:–
21:55 9:55 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:16
20:55 8:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:21
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−1 h
Monterrey is 1 h behind Bocas del Toro.
When you, Bocas del Toro and Monterrey are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro
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
🇲🇽 Monterrey
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro | 🇲🇽 Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:55 | 20:55 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Bocas del Toro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Monterrey |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 159,228 | 1,142,994 |
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Bocas del Toro and Monterrey: common questions
How many hours behind Bocas del Toro is Monterrey?
The clocks in Monterrey are 1 hour behind those in Bocas del Toro (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bocas del Toro, what time is it in Monterrey?
At 9:00 AM in Bocas del Toro, clocks in Monterrey show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bocas del Toro, what time is it in Monterrey?
At 6:00 PM in Bocas del Toro, clocks in Monterrey show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Monterrey from Bocas del Toro?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bocas del Toro – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Monterrey – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Monterrey compared with Bocas del Toro?
The new day starts in Monterrey later: until 1:00 AM in Bocas del Toro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Monterrey, Bocas del Toro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bocas del Toro and Monterrey change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
