Mexico City to Santa Maria, CA: time difference
Santa Maria, 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 00:30 12:30 AM Santa Maria, CA 23:30 11:30 PM You –:–
00:30 12:30 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:12
23:30 11:30 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Santa Maria, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Santa Maria, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Maria, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Maria, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:30 | 23:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:32 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 107,408 |
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Mexico City and Santa Maria, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Santa Maria, CA?
Santa Maria is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Santa Maria, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Santa Maria show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, it is 5:00 PM in Santa Maria.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Santa Maria, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Maria.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Maria, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in Mexico City it is still the previous day in Santa Maria. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Maria it is already the next day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Santa Maria, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Maria switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Maria will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
