Mexico · EST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Tulum, Mexico runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Tulum and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Tulum lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Tulum and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Tulum lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Tulum 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 Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Tulum.
Practical Info
Tulum (Mexico) is home to roughly 50K people. Today brings about 13.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 19:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 20° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Mexico
Capital
Mexico City
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EST · America/Cancun
Coordinates
20.21°N, 87.46°W
Currency
MXN ($)
Calling Code
+52
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Tulum was one of the last Maya cities built and occupied, from about 1200 to the 16th century, and the only major one on the coast. Its Temple of the Descending God has a window through which the sun shines at the equinoxes.
The clock: Tulum keeps UTC−5. The cenotes inland connect to Sac Actun, among the longest underwater cave systems in the world at over 370 km surveyed.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap