Mexico City to Crystal Lake, IL: time difference
Crystal Lake, IL is 1 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
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Mexico City 21:55 9:55 PM Crystal Lake, IL 22:55 10:55 PM You –:–
21:55 9:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:10
22:55 10:55 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:04
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+1 h
Crystal Lake, IL is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Crystal Lake, IL 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
🇺🇸 Crystal Lake, IL
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇺🇸 Crystal Lake, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:55 | 22:55 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 10 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 40,269 |
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Mexico City and Crystal Lake, IL: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Crystal Lake, IL?
Crystal Lake is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Crystal Lake, IL, when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 10:00 AM in Crystal Lake.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Crystal Lake, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Crystal Lake show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Crystal Lake, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Crystal Lake), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Crystal Lake, IL?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Crystal Lake has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Crystal Lake, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and Crystal Lake, IL, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Crystal Lake but not in Mexico City. From November 1, 2026, Crystal Lake and Mexico City will have the same time.
