Cuba to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 2 h behind Cuba. 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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Cuba 20:57 8:57 PM Mexico City 18:57 6:57 PM You –:–
20:57 8:57 PM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 19:10
18:57 6:57 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−2 h
Mexico City is 2 h behind Cuba.
When you, Cuba 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
🇨🇺 Cuba
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:57 | 18:57 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cuba Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cuba | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Havana | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 19:10 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 10,985,974 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Cuba with another city
More comparisons with Cuba: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Cuba and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Cuba is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 2 hours behind those in Cuba (UTC−6 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cuba, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Cuba, clocks in Mexico City show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cuba, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Cuba, clocks in Mexico City show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Cuba?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cuba – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Cuba?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 2:00 AM in Cuba, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Mexico City, Cuba is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cuba and Mexico City change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cuba but not in Mexico City. From November 1, 2026, Mexico City will be 1 hour behind Cuba.
