Punta Cana to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 2 h behind Punta Cana. 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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Punta Cana 12:24 12:24 PM Mexico City 10:24 10:24 AM You –:–
12:24 12:24 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:12
10:24 10:24 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:14
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−2 h
Mexico City is 2 h behind Punta Cana.
When you, Punta Cana 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
🇩🇴 Punta Cana
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
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇴 Punta Cana | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:24 | 10:24 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Punta Cana | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santo Domingo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 100,023 | 9,209,944 |
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Punta Cana and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Punta Cana is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 2 hours behind those in Punta Cana (UTC−6 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Punta Cana?
The working day in Punta Cana starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Punta Cana, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Punta Cana, clocks in Mexico City show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Punta Cana and Mexico City are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Punta Cana (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Mexico City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Punta Cana is it still yesterday in Mexico City?
Before 2:00 AM in Punta Cana, the date in Mexico City has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Mexico City, it is already the next day in Punta Cana.
Is the time difference between Punta Cana and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Punta Cana nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
