Current local time in Cancún, Mexico
Cancún is on Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard TimeIANA: America/Cancun
- UTC offset
- UTC−5same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
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- Country
- MexicoNorth America
- Population
- 889,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +52currency: Peso (MXN)
- Coordinates
- 21.17° N, 86.85° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Cancún today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Cancún
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Cancún | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| US New York | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 2h behind | 7h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 10h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 14h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 14h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
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Daylight saving time in Cancún
Cancún does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC−5 all year. The last clock change here was on Sunday, 1 February 2015. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Cancún shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Cancún
Mexico is wide enough to use 4 different standard times, from UTC−8 to UTC−5; Cancún uses UTC−5.
Cancún used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Sunday, 1 February 2015, and clocks have stayed on UTC−5 since.
Cancún’s clocks run about 47m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:54 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Cancún, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 07:24 | 18:16 | 10h 52m |
| February | 07:24 | 18:37 | 11h 13m |
| March | 07:08 | 18:51 | 11h 44m |
| April | 06:40 | 19:01 | 12h 21m |
| May | 06:16 | 19:12 | 12h 55m |
| June | 06:05 | 19:25 | 13h 20m |
| July | 06:09 | 19:33 | 13h 24m |
| August | 06:20 | 19:26 | 13h 05m |
| September | 06:31 | 19:04 | 12h 33m |
| October | 06:38 | 18:35 | 11h 57m |
| November | 06:50 | 18:11 | 11h 22m |
| December | 07:08 | 18:04 | 10h 56m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 13h 25m of daylight (sunrise 06:06, sunset 19:31). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 10h 51m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Cancún
What time zone is Cancún in?
Cancún uses the America/Cancun time zone (Eastern Standard Time, EST), UTC−5.
Does Cancún observe daylight saving time?
No. Cancún stays on UTC−5 all year; it last changed its clocks on Sunday, 1 February 2015.
What is the time difference between Cancún and New York?
Right now New York is 1h ahead of Cancún. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Cancún does not.
What is the time difference between Cancún and London?
London is 6h ahead of Cancún right now. Office hours overlap for about 3 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Cancún?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 06:06 and sets about 19:31 (13h 25m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:20 and sets about 18:10 (10h 51m).
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