Colombo to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 11 h 30 min behind Colombo. 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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Colombo 05:55 5:55 AM Mexico City 18:25 6:25 PM You –:–
05:55 5:55 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
18:25 6:25 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−11 h 30 min
Mexico City is 11 h 30 min behind Colombo.
When you, Colombo 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
🇱🇰 Colombo
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
12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Colombo | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:55 | 18:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Colombo | — | −11 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 753,000 | 9,209,944 |
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Colombo and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Colombo is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind Colombo: UTC−6 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Colombo?
The working day in Colombo starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 9:30 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Colombo, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Colombo, clocks in Mexico City show 6:30 AM.
Is there a time when both Colombo and Mexico City are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Colombo at 9:00 AM, it is 9:30 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City; the day in Mexico City starts at 8:30 PM in Colombo time.
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Colombo?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 11:30 AM in Colombo, it is still the previous day there. From 12:30 PM in Mexico City, Colombo is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Colombo and Mexico City change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 11 hours and 30 minutes all year.
