Shanghai to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 14 h behind Shanghai. 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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Shanghai 15:41 3:41 PM Mexico City 01:41 1:41 AM You –:–
15:41 3:41 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
01:41 1:41 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
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−14 h
Mexico City is 14 h behind Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai 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
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:41 | 01:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shanghai and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Shanghai is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 14 hours behind Shanghai: UTC−6 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 4:00 AM in Mexico City.
When do working hours in Shanghai and in Mexico City overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Shanghai (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City, and the start of the day in Mexico City is 11:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 2:00 PM in Shanghai it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
