Mexico City to Cuba: time difference
Cuba is 2 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 21:26 9:26 PM Cuba 23:26 11:26 PM You –:–
21:26 9:26 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
23:26 11:26 PM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 19:10
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+2 h
Cuba is 2 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Cuba 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
🇨🇺 Cuba
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:26 | 23:26 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Cuba Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 19:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 10,985,974 |
Compare Mexico City with another city
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Mexico City and Cuba: common questions
How many hours ahead of Mexico City is Cuba?
The clocks in Cuba are 2 hours ahead of those in Mexico City (UTC−4 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Cuba?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Cuba show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Cuba at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Cuba it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cuba from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Mexico City – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cuba – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cuba compared with Mexico City?
The new day starts in Cuba earlier: at 10:00 PM in Mexico City it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Cuba, Mexico City is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Cuba the same all year?
No. Only Cuba switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Cuba will be 1 hour ahead of Mexico City.
