The time difference between New Orleans and Mexico City is 1 hour. When it is 12:00 noon in New Orleans, it is 11:00 in Mexico City. New Orleans uses the America/Chicago time zone (UTC-5), while Mexico City uses America/Mexico_City (UTC-6).
| Detail | New Orleans | Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Time Zone ID | America/Chicago | America/Mexico_City |
| UTC Offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Abbreviation | CDT | CST |
| DST Active | Yes — currently observing | No |
| Country | United States | Mexico |
| Region | North America | North America |
There are 7 overlapping business hours between New Orleans and Mexico City (assuming 9:00–17:00 in each city). The ideal window for calls and meetings is:
Use this table to quickly convert any hour from New Orleans time to Mexico City time. Rows highlighted in green indicate overlapping business hours in both cities.
| New Orleans | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 01:00 | 00:00 | Night |
| 02:00 | 01:00 | Night |
| 03:00 | 02:00 | Night |
| 04:00 | 03:00 | Night |
| 05:00 | 04:00 | Night |
| 06:00 | 05:00 | |
| 07:00 | 06:00 | |
| 08:00 | 07:00 | |
| 09:00 | 08:00 | |
| 10:00 | 09:00 | Overlap |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | Overlap |
| 12:00 | 11:00 | Overlap |
| 13:00 | 12:00 | Overlap |
| 14:00 | 13:00 | Overlap |
| 15:00 | 14:00 | Overlap |
| 16:00 | 15:00 | Overlap |
| 17:00 | 16:00 | |
| 18:00 | 17:00 | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | |
| 20:00 | 19:00 | |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | |
| 22:00 | 21:00 | Night |
| 23:00 | 22:00 | Night |
New Orleans is currently observing daylight saving time, while Mexico City is on standard time. When New Orleans switches back to standard time, the difference between these two cities will shift by 1 hour.
The time difference is 1 hour. Mexico City is 1 hour behind New Orleans.
Yes. One of these cities observes DST while the other does not, so the difference shifts by 1 hour when DST begins or ends.
The best window is between 10:00 and 17:00 New Orleans time, which corresponds to 09:00–16:00 in Mexico City. Both sides fall within normal business hours.
Subtract 1 hour from New Orleans time to get Mexico City time. Use the hour-by-hour table above for a quick reference.
For sunrise and sunset data, visit TheSunsetTimes.com. For detailed DST schedules, see DaylightSavingTime.info.