Vancouver to Cancun: time difference
Cancun is 2 h ahead of Vancouver. 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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Vancouver 19:46 7:46 PM Cancun 21:46 9:46 PM You –:–
19:46 7:46 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 17:46
21:46 9:46 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:11
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+2 h
Cancun is 2 h ahead of Vancouver.
When you, Vancouver and Cancun are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Vancouver
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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Vancouver | 🇲🇽 Cancun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:46 | 21:46 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Vancouver | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Vancouver | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:08 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 9 h 38 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 631,486 | 888,797 |
Compare Vancouver with another city
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Vancouver and Cancun: common questions
How far ahead of Vancouver is Cancun?
Cancun is 2 hours ahead of Vancouver: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Vancouver, what time is it in Cancun?
At 9:00 AM in Vancouver, clocks in Cancun show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vancouver, what time is it in Cancun?
At 6:00 PM in Vancouver, clocks in Cancun show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Vancouver and Cancun are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Vancouver (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cancun), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cancun?
From 10:00 PM in Vancouver it is already the next day in Cancun. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Cancun it is still the previous day in Vancouver.
Is the time difference between Vancouver and Cancun the same all year?
Yes. Neither Vancouver nor Cancun switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
