Palencia to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 8 h behind Palencia. 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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Palencia 20:36 8:36 PM Mexico City 12:36 12:36 PM You –:–
20:36 8:36 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:34 · 🌙 19:34
12:36 12:36 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:12
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−8 h
Mexico City is 8 h behind Palencia.
When you, Palencia and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Palencia
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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Palencia | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:36 | 12:36 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Palencia | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:34 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 19:34 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 76,331 | 9,209,944 |
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Big time differences
Palencia and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Palencia is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Palencia: UTC−6 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Palencia, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Palencia, clocks in Mexico City show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Palencia?
The working day in Palencia ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Palencia?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Palencia – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Palencia?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 8:00 AM in Palencia, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Mexico City, Palencia is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Palencia and Mexico City the same all year?
No. Only Palencia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Mexico City will be 7 hours behind Palencia.
