Mexico City to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, CA is 1 h behind 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 07:20 7:20 AM Lake Forest, CA 06:20 6:20 AM You –:–
07:20 7:20 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:11
06:20 6:20 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Lake Forest, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Lake Forest, CA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:20 | 06:20 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 19,367 |
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Mexico City and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How far behind Mexico City is Lake Forest, CA?
Lake Forest is 1 hour behind Mexico City: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 8:00 AM in Lake Forest.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Forest it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Lake Forest, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Forest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Mexico City is it still yesterday in Lake Forest, CA?
Before 1:00 AM in Mexico City, the date in Lake Forest has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Lake Forest, it is already the next day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Lake Forest, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Forest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lake Forest will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
