Mexico City to Tijuana: time difference
Tijuana 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 19:40 7:40 PM Tijuana 18:40 6:40 PM You –:–
19:40 7:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
18:40 6:40 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Tijuana is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Tijuana 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
🇲🇽 Tijuana
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 | 🇲🇽 Tijuana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:40 | 18:40 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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/Tijuana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:48 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 1,810,645 |
Compare Mexico City with another city
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Mexico City and Tijuana: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Tijuana?
Tijuana is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Tijuana at the start of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City starts at 9:00 AM; in Tijuana it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Tijuana?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Tijuana show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Tijuana are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tijuana), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Tijuana?
Until 1:00 AM in Mexico City it is still the previous day in Tijuana. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Tijuana it is already the next day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Tijuana the same all year?
No. Only Tijuana switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Tijuana will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
