Shantou to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 14 h behind Shantou. 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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Shantou 13:50 1:50 PM Mexico City 23:50 11:50 PM You –:–
13:50 1:50 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
23:50 11:50 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:15
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−14 h
Mexico City is 14 h behind Shantou.
When you, Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:50 | 23:50 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Shantou | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 5,389,328 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Shantou with another city
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Big time differences
Shantou and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Shantou is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 14 hours behind Shantou: UTC−6 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Shantou?
The working day in Shantou starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Shantou?
The working day in Shantou ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Shantou?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Shantou and in Mexico City do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Shantou it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City; when the working day starts in Mexico City, it is 11:00 PM in Shantou.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 2:00 PM in Shantou 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 Shantou.
Does the time gap between Shantou and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shantou nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
