Mexico · CST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Querétaro, 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 Querétaro 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 Querétaro lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between Querétaro 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 Querétaro lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between Querétaro 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 Querétaro.
Practical Info
Querétaro (Mexico) is home to roughly 1.5M people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 20:24. 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/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.59°N, 100.39°W
Currency
MXN ($)
Calling Code
+52
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Querétaro's aqueduct runs about 1,280 metres on 74 arches, some 23 metres high, finished in 1738 and paid for largely by one marquis. It supplied the city's water until the 20th century.
The clock: Querétaro keeps UTC−6. Mexico's constitution was drafted and signed here in 1917, which is why the city carries the formal title of the country's third capital.
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