Botswana to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 8 h behind Botswana. 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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Botswana 04:30 4:30 AM Mexico City 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
04:30 4:30 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 18:20
20:30 8:30 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−8 h
Mexico City is 8 h behind Botswana.
When you, Botswana 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
🇧🇼 Botswana
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 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Botswana | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Gaborone | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:48 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 32 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 2,480,244 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Botswana with another city
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Big time differences
Botswana and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Botswana is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Botswana: UTC−6 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Botswana?
The working day in Botswana starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Botswana, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Botswana, clocks in Mexico City show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Botswana and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Botswana, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Mexico City.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 8:00 AM in Botswana 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 Botswana.
Is the time difference between Botswana and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Botswana nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
