Mexico City to Palmdale, CA: time difference
Palmdale, 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
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Mexico City 16:51 4:51 PM Palmdale, CA 15:51 3:51 PM You –:–
16:51 4:51 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:17
15:51 3:51 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Palmdale, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Palmdale, 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
🇺🇸 Palmdale, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palmdale, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:51 | 15:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 06:30 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 152,750 |
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Mexico City and Palmdale, CA: common questions
How far behind Mexico City is Palmdale, CA?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Mexico City: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Palmdale, CA, at the start of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City starts at 9:00 AM; in Palmdale it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Palmdale, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Palmdale show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Palmdale, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Palmdale), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Palmdale, CA, compared with Mexico City?
The new day starts in Palmdale later: until 1:00 AM in Mexico City, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Palmdale, Mexico City is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Palmdale, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Palmdale. From November 1, 2026, Palmdale will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
