Cancun — America/Cancun
The current local time in the America/Cancun IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Mexico in the area around Cancun. The zone is currently at UTC -05:00 · EST and does not observe daylight saving time.
America/Cancun
Thursday, 22 October 2026 EST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -05:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using America/Cancun
Cancun vs. major cities
How far Cancun is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Cancun, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Cancun | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Paris · France | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +9 h | 18:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +10:30 h | 19:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +13 h | 22:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +13 h | 22:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Cancun time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Cancun
Since 1970, Cancun has gone through 8 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 17 of 57 years. Since 2015 it has stayed on UTC -05:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Cancun stays on UTC -05:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1980 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1981–1982 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1983–1995 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1996 | UTC -06:00, DST UTC -05:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in April, back on the last Sunday in October |
| 1997 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1998 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1999–2014 | UTC -06:00, DST UTC -05:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in April, back on the last Sunday in October (since 2002) |
| 2015–2026 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Cancun
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as America/Cancun on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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