Mexico City to Santiago de Cuba: time difference
Santiago de Cuba 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.
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Mexico City 15:46 3:46 PM Santiago de Cuba 16:46 4:46 PM You –:–
15:46 3:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:02
16:46 4:46 PM
Cuba Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:28
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Santiago de Cuba is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Santiago de Cuba 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
🇨🇺 Santiago de Cuba
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 | 🇨🇺 Santiago de Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:46 | 16:46 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Cuba Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 18:02 | 17:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 433,099 |
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Mexico City and Santiago de Cuba: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Santiago de Cuba?
Santiago de Cuba is 1 hour ahead of Mexico City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Santiago de Cuba?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Santiago de Cuba show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Santiago de Cuba at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Santiago de Cuba it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Santiago de Cuba from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Mexico City – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santiago de Cuba – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Santiago de Cuba?
From 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Santiago de Cuba. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Santiago de Cuba it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Santiago de Cuba the same all year?
No. Only Santiago de Cuba switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Santiago de Cuba will be 2 hours ahead of Mexico City.
