Mexico City to Guangzhou (Canton): time difference
Guangzhou (Canton) is 14 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+14 h
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Mexico City 02:49 2:49 AM Guangzhou (Canton) 16:49 4:49 PM You –:–
02:49 2:49 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
16:49 4:49 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:07
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+14 h
Guangzhou (Canton) is 14 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Guangzhou (Canton) 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
🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton)
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 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:49 | 16:49 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +14 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 14,043,500 |
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Mexico City and Guangzhou (Canton): common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Guangzhou (Canton)?
Guangzhou is 14 hours ahead of Mexico City: UTC+8 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Guangzhou (Canton) when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 11:00 PM in Guangzhou.
What time is it in Guangzhou (Canton) at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Guangzhou it is 8:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Guangzhou (Canton) overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Mexico City (9:00 AM) is 11:00 PM in Guangzhou, and the start of the day in Guangzhou is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City.
When does the date change in Guangzhou (Canton) compared with Mexico City?
The new day starts in Guangzhou earlier: at 10:00 AM in Mexico City it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 PM in Guangzhou, Mexico City is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Guangzhou (Canton) change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
