Time Difference Between Mexico City and San Francisco
San Francisco is 2h behind Mexico City in standard time, and 1h behind while San Francisco is on daylight saving time.
Mexico City keeps the same clock all year. San Francisco clocks move forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November. The figures above cover each part of the year. They do not come from the offset on the day the site was built. The live clocks use the current time.
Working Hours Overlap
For each hour of Mexico City's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in San Francisco. Rows highlighted green fall within standard working hours (9:00-18:00) in both cities. Each block is one part of the year, so the table does not change with the day this page was built.
2h behind (standard time)
| Mexico City | San Francisco | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 7 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 8 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 12 PM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 1 PM | 11 AM | Yes |
| 2 PM | 12 PM | Yes |
| 3 PM | 1 PM | Yes |
| 4 PM | 2 PM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 3 PM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 4 PM | No |
1h behind (daylight saving time in San Francisco, while Mexico City is on standard time)
| Mexico City | San Francisco | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 8 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 11 AM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 12 PM | 11 AM | Yes |
| 1 PM | 12 PM | Yes |
| 2 PM | 1 PM | Yes |
| 3 PM | 2 PM | Yes |
| 4 PM | 3 PM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 4 PM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 5 PM | No |
Best Time to Meet
2h behind (standard time)
- 11 AM-6 PM in Mexico City (9 AM-4 PM in San Francisco) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
1h behind (daylight saving time in San Francisco, while Mexico City is on standard time)
- 10 AM-6 PM in Mexico City (9 AM-5 PM in San Francisco) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
How the Difference Changes
Only San Francisco changes its clocks, so the gap is not one number. The rules are above. The dates for the year you are reading this page load below.
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Mexico City
Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City time zone, at UTC-6 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
San Francisco
San Francisco uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone. Standard time is UTC-8, and daylight saving time is UTC-7.