The time difference between Washington DC and Mexico City is 2 hours. When it is 12:00 noon in Washington DC, it is 10:00 in Mexico City. Washington DC uses the America/New_York time zone (UTC-4), while Mexico City uses America/Mexico_City (UTC-6).
| Detail | Washington DC | Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Time Zone ID | America/New_York | America/Mexico_City |
| UTC Offset | UTC-4 | UTC-6 |
| Abbreviation | EDT | CST |
| DST Active | Yes — currently observing | No |
| Country | United States | Mexico |
| Region | North America | North America |
There are 6 overlapping business hours between Washington DC 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 Washington DC time to Mexico City time. Rows highlighted in green indicate overlapping business hours in both cities.
| Washington DC | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 22:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 01:00 | 23:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 02:00 | 00:00 | Night |
| 03:00 | 01:00 | Night |
| 04:00 | 02:00 | Night |
| 05:00 | 03:00 | Night |
| 06:00 | 04:00 | |
| 07:00 | 05:00 | |
| 08:00 | 06:00 | |
| 09:00 | 07:00 | |
| 10:00 | 08:00 | |
| 11:00 | 09:00 | Overlap |
| 12:00 | 10:00 | Overlap |
| 13:00 | 11:00 | Overlap |
| 14:00 | 12:00 | Overlap |
| 15:00 | 13:00 | Overlap |
| 16:00 | 14:00 | Overlap |
| 17:00 | 15:00 | |
| 18:00 | 16:00 | |
| 19:00 | 17:00 | |
| 20:00 | 18:00 | |
| 21:00 | 19:00 | |
| 22:00 | 20:00 | Night |
| 23:00 | 21:00 | Night |
Washington DC is currently observing daylight saving time, while Mexico City is on standard time. When Washington DC switches back to standard time, the difference between these two cities will shift by 1 hour.
The time difference is 2 hours. Mexico City is 2 hours behind Washington DC.
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 11:00 and 17:00 Washington DC time, which corresponds to 09:00–15:00 in Mexico City. Both sides fall within normal business hours.
Subtract 2 hours from Washington DC 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.