Mexico City to McAllen, TX: time difference
McAllen, TX 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 19:17 7:17 PM McAllen, TX 20:17 8:17 PM You –:–
19:17 7:17 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:11
20:17 8:17 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 19:02
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+1 h
McAllen, TX is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and McAllen, TX 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
🇺🇸 McAllen, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 McAllen, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:17 | 20:17 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 06:33 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 142,210 |
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Mexico City and McAllen, TX: common questions
How many hours ahead of Mexico City is McAllen, TX?
The clocks in McAllen are 1 hour ahead of those in Mexico City (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
What time is it in McAllen, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 10:00 AM in McAllen.
What time is it in McAllen, TX, at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in McAllen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and McAllen, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in McAllen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in McAllen, TX?
From 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in McAllen. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in McAllen it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and McAllen, TX, the same all year?
No. Only McAllen switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, McAllen and Mexico City will have the same time.
