Fortaleza to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 3 h behind Fortaleza. 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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Fortaleza 21:56 9:56 PM Mexico City 18:56 6:56 PM You –:–
21:56 9:56 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 17:27
18:56 6:56 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind Fortaleza.
When you, Fortaleza 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
🇧🇷 Fortaleza
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Fortaleza | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:56 | 18:56 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Fortaleza | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Fortaleza | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:17 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 10 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 2,428,708 | 9,209,944 |
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Fortaleza and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Fortaleza is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 3 hours behind Fortaleza: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Fortaleza, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Fortaleza, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Fortaleza?
The working day in Fortaleza ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Fortaleza and Mexico City are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Fortaleza (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 3:00 AM in Fortaleza it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Fortaleza.
Is the time difference between Fortaleza and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Fortaleza nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
