Quito to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 1 h behind Quito. 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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Quito 19:25 7:25 PM Mexico City 18:25 6:25 PM You –:–
19:25 7:25 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 18:05
18:25 6:25 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−1 h
Mexico City is 1 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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
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 | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:25 | 18:25 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 9,209,944 |
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Quito and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Quito is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 1 hour behind those in Quito (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Quito?
The working day in Quito starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Quito, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Quito, clocks in Mexico City show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Quito and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 1:00 AM in Quito it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Quito.
Does the time difference between Quito and Mexico City change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
