Mexico City to Bakersfield, CA: time difference
Bakersfield, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City. 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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Mexico City 01:42 1:42 AM Bakersfield, CA 00:42 12:42 AM You –:–
01:42 1:42 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
00:42 12:42 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:30
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−1 h
Bakersfield, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Bakersfield, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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
🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:42 | 00:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 373,640 |
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Mexico City and Bakersfield, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Mexico City is Bakersfield, CA?
The clocks in Bakersfield are 1 hour behind those in Mexico City (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Bakersfield, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 8:00 AM in Bakersfield.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Bakersfield, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Bakersfield show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Bakersfield, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bakersfield), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Bakersfield, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in Mexico City it is still the previous day in Bakersfield. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Bakersfield it is already the next day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and Bakersfield, CA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bakersfield but not in Mexico City. From November 1, 2026, Bakersfield will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
