Saudi Arabia to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 9 h behind Saudi Arabia. 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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Saudi Arabia 15:00 3:00 PM Mexico City 06:00 6:00 AM You –:–
15:00 3:00 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:33
06:00 6:00 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
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−9 h
Mexico City is 9 h behind Saudi Arabia.
When you, Saudi Arabia 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
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:00 | 06:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Saudi Arabia | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 33,000,000 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Saudi Arabia with another city
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Big time differences
Saudi Arabia and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Saudi Arabia is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 9 hours behind those in Saudi Arabia (UTC−6 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia, clocks in Mexico City show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 6:00 PM in Saudi Arabia?
When it is 6:00 PM in Saudi Arabia, it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Saudi Arabia?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Saudi Arabia and in Mexico City do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia it is 12:00 AM in Mexico City; when the working day starts in Mexico City, it is 6:00 PM in Saudi Arabia.
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Saudi Arabia?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Mexico City, Saudi Arabia is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Saudi Arabia and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours.
