Chelmsford to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 7 h behind Chelmsford. 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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Chelmsford 01:56 1:56 AM Mexico City 18:56 6:56 PM You –:–
01:56 1:56 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:00
18:56 6:56 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:13
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−7 h
Mexico City is 7 h behind Chelmsford.
When you, Chelmsford 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
🇬🇧 Chelmsford
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
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Chelmsford | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:56 | 18:56 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Chelmsford | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:28 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 176,194 | 9,209,944 |
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Chelmsford and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Chelmsford is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 7 hours behind those in Chelmsford (UTC−6 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Chelmsford, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Chelmsford, clocks in Mexico City show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Chelmsford?
The working day in Chelmsford ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Chelmsford and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chelmsford, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Mexico City.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 7:00 AM in Chelmsford it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Chelmsford.
Is the time difference between Chelmsford and Mexico City the same all year?
No. Only Chelmsford switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Mexico City will be 6 hours behind Chelmsford.
