Mexico City to Cotonou: time difference
Cotonou is 7 h ahead of 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 07:45 7:45 AM Cotonou 14:45 2:45 PM You –:–
07:45 7:45 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
14:45 2:45 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
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+7 h
Cotonou is 7 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Cotonou 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
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇧🇯 Cotonou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:45 | 14:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 780,000 |
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Mexico City and Cotonou: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Cotonou?
Cotonou is 7 hours ahead: it uses UTC+1, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Cotonou?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Cotonou show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Cotonou when it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, it is 1:00 AM (the next day) in Cotonou.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Cotonou overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Mexico City, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cotonou.
When is it already the next day in Cotonou?
From 5:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Cotonou. The other way round, until 7:00 AM in Cotonou it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Cotonou the same all year?
Yes. Neither Mexico City nor Cotonou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 7 hours.
