Oct 30, 2022, 2:00 am
In most of Mexico
| Country: | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Long Name: | United Mexican States |
| Abbreviations: | MX, MEX |
| Capital: | Mexico City |
| Time Zones: | 3 |
| Dial Code: | +52 |
Note: Only some parts of Mexico used DST in 2016. Some regions of Mexico use a different period of DST than shown below.
Apr 3
Forward 1 hour
Apr 3, 2016 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 3, 2016 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Oct 30
Back 1 hour
Oct 30, 2016 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 30, 2016, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 30, 2016, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 30, 2016 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
DST in Europe Ends Oct 30
When Does DST Start and End in Mexico?
Most of Mexico, including its capital Mexico City, doesn't use Daylight Saving Time (DST). However, some exceptions exist for the locations that follow the DST schedule of the United States:
- Baja California observes DST and uses the same time zones as neighboring California in the US. Here, the DST period starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
- Sonora does not change its clocks to stay in sync with the neighboring US state of Arizona, where Mountain Standard Time (MST) is observed all year.
- Municipalities near the country's northern border with the US keep the DST schedule for practical and socioeconomic reasons. This includes the municipalities Ciudad Juárez and Ojinaga in Chihuahua, Colombia in Nueva Leon, and Reynosa in Tamaulipas.
Which States and Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2016
Areas in Mexico on standard time all of 2016
DST in States and Federal Districts in Mexico in 2016 (32 in total, 30 where all observe DST, 2 which don't observe DST) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Guanajuato | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Querétaro | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Baja California | Mar 13 – Nov 6 | Guerrero | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Quintana Roo | No DST |
| Baja California Sur | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Hidalgo | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | San Luis Potosí | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Campeche | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Jalisco | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Sinaloa | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Chiapas | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Michoacán | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Sonora | No DST |
| Chihuahua (north) | Mar 13 – Nov 6 | Morelos | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Tabasco | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Chihuahua | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | México | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Tamaulipas (north) | Mar 13 – Nov 6 |
| Ciudad de México | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Nayarit | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Tamaulipas | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza (north) | Mar 13 – Nov 6 | Nuevo León (north) | Mar 13 – Nov 6 | Tlaxcala | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Nuevo León | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Veracruz | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Colima | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Oaxaca | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Yucatán | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
| Durango | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Puebla | Apr 3 – Oct 30 | Zacatecas | Apr 3 – Oct 30 |
Daylight Saving Time History in Mexico
- Mexico first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1931.
- Mexico has observed DST for 67 years between 1931 and 2024 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1975.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics
Baja California Pioneered DST
The state of Baja California introduced seasonal clock changes in 1931, remaining the only area in Mexico with a DST schedule for 65 years.
In the rest of the country, DST was introduced in 1996 and removed in 2022.