Guangzhou (Canton) to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 14 h behind Guangzhou (Canton). 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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Guangzhou (Canton) 15:46 3:46 PM Mexico City 01:46 1:46 AM You –:–
15:46 3:46 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:07
01:46 1:46 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
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−14 h
Mexico City is 14 h behind Guangzhou (Canton).
When you, Guangzhou (Canton) 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
🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton)
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton) | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:46 | 01:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Guangzhou (Canton) | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 45 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 14,043,500 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Guangzhou (Canton) with another city
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Big time differences
Guangzhou (Canton) and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Guangzhou (Canton) is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 14 hours behind those in Guangzhou (UTC−6 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Guangzhou (Canton), what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Guangzhou, clocks in Mexico City show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Guangzhou (Canton), what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Guangzhou, clocks in Mexico City show 4:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Guangzhou (Canton)?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Guangzhou and in Mexico City do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Guangzhou it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City; when the working day starts in Mexico City, it is 11:00 PM in Guangzhou.
Until what time in Guangzhou (Canton) is it still yesterday in Mexico City?
Before 2:00 PM in Guangzhou, the date in Mexico City has not changed yet. From 10:00 AM in Mexico City, it is already the next day in Guangzhou.
Is the time difference between Guangzhou (Canton) and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Guangzhou nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
