Mexico City to Caraguatatuba: time difference
Caraguatatuba is 3 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 21:55 9:55 PM Caraguatatuba 00:55 12:55 AM You –:–
21:55 9:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:13
00:55 12:55 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 18:08
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+3 h
Caraguatatuba is 3 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Caraguatatuba 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
🇧🇷 Caraguatatuba
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇧🇷 Caraguatatuba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:55 | 00:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 12 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 134,873 |
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Mexico City and Caraguatatuba: common questions
How many hours ahead of Mexico City is Caraguatatuba?
The clocks in Caraguatatuba are 3 hours ahead of those in Mexico City (UTC−3 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Caraguatatuba?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Caraguatatuba show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Caraguatatuba at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Caraguatatuba it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Caraguatatuba are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Caraguatatuba), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Caraguatatuba?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Caraguatatuba has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Caraguatatuba, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and Caraguatatuba change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mexico City nor in Caraguatatuba, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
