Houston Mexico CityTime Converter
Houston (CDT, UTC−5) is currently 1 hour ahead of Mexico City (CST, UTC−6). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Houston, it's the same day in Mexico City.
Houston (CST/CDT) runs 1 hour ahead of Mexico City (CST). Both sides keep standard office hours with a real 9–6 overlap — the highlighted window below works for everyone.
- Time difference
- −1h 00m
- Houston
- UTC−5
- Mexico City
- UTC−6
- Best call window
- 10:00 AM CDT
Houston to Mexico City conversion table
The next 12 hours in Houston and the matching local time in Mexico City. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
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Best time to meet between Houston & Mexico City
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Houston and Mexico City swings between 1 and 0 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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One source of truth — for you and your AI
This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Houston time in Mexico City?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.
- Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
- A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"pair": "Houston → Mexico City",
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"from": {
"name": "Houston",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "CDT",
"iana": "America/Chicago",
"standardUtcOffset": "-06:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": "-05:00",
"referenceCity": "Houston"
},
"to": {
"name": "Mexico City",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "CDT",
"iana": "America/Mexico_City",
"standardUtcOffset": "-06:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": null,
"referenceCity": "Mexico City"
},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": -60,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
-60,
0
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 1 and 0 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Houston and Mexico City?
Houston is currently 1 hour ahead of Mexico City. Houston is on CDT (UTC−5) and Mexico City is on CST (UTC−6). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Mexico City ahead of or behind Houston?
Mexico City is currently 1 hour behind Houston.
When it is 9:00 AM in Houston, what time is it in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Houston, it is 8:00 AM in Mexico City.
Do Houston and Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time.
How do I convert Houston time to Mexico City time?
Subtract 1 hour from any time in Houston to get the time in Mexico City. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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