Mexico City to San Rafael, CA: time difference
San Rafael, 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 21:44 9:44 PM San Rafael, CA 20:44 8:44 PM You –:–
21:44 9:44 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:17
20:44 8:44 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:39
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−1 h
San Rafael, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and San Rafael, 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
🇺🇸 San Rafael, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Rafael, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:44 | 20:44 |
| 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 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:39 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 58,704 |
Compare Mexico City with another city
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Mexico City and San Rafael, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Mexico City is San Rafael, CA?
The clocks in San Rafael are 1 hour behind those in Mexico City (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in San Rafael, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in San Rafael show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Rafael, CA, at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in San Rafael it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and San Rafael, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Rafael), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in San Rafael, CA, compared with Mexico City?
The new day starts in San Rafael later: until 1:00 AM in Mexico City, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Rafael, Mexico City is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and San Rafael, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in San Rafael. From November 1, 2026, San Rafael will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
