Praia to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 5 h behind Praia. 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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Praia 23:26 11:26 PM Mexico City 18:26 6:26 PM You –:–
23:26 11:26 PM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:19
18:26 6:26 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−5 h
Mexico City is 5 h behind Praia.
When you, Praia 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
🇨🇻 Praia
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
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇻 Praia | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:26 | 18:26 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cape Verde Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-1 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Praia | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Cape Verde | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:25 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 127,832 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Praia with another city
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Big time differences
Praia and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Praia is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 5 hours behind Praia: UTC−6 against UTC−1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Praia, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Praia, clocks in Mexico City show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Praia, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Praia, clocks in Mexico City show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Praia?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Praia – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM 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 Praia?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 5:00 AM in Praia, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Mexico City, Praia is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Praia and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Praia nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
