Mexico · CST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Mérida, Mexico runs on UTC−6. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 2-hour difference between Mérida and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Mérida lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between Mérida and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Mérida lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between Mérida and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Mexico City, Denver, Calgary. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Mérida.
Practical Info
Mérida (Mexico) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 14.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 19:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 21° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Mexico
Capital
Mexico City
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CST · America/Merida
Coordinates
20.97°N, 89.62°W
Currency
MXN ($)
Calling Code
+52
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Spanish founded Mérida in 1542 on the Maya city of T'hó and built the cathedral out of its dismantled stones — the oldest cathedral on the American mainland, finished in 1598, made of recycled pyramid.
The clock: Mérida keeps UTC−6. The Chicxulub crater, left by the asteroid that ended the Cretaceous, is centred just off the coast north of the city.
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