Mecca to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 9 h behind Mecca. 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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Mecca 04:43 4:43 AM Mexico City 19:43 7:43 PM You –:–
04:43 4:43 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:54
19:43 7:43 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:12
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−9 h
Mexico City is 9 h behind Mecca.
When you, Mecca 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
🇸🇦 Mecca
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
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 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇦 Mecca | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:43 | 19:43 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Mecca | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 1,675,368 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Mecca with another city
More comparisons with Mecca: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Mecca and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Mecca is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 9 hours behind those in Mecca (UTC−6 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mecca, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Mecca, clocks in Mexico City show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 6:00 PM in Mecca?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mecca, it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City.
When do working hours in Mecca and in Mexico City overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Mecca (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Mexico City, and the start of the day in Mexico City is 6:00 PM in Mecca.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 9:00 AM in Mecca it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Mecca.
Is the time difference between Mecca and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Mecca nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours.
