Oct 25, 2020, 2:00 am
| Country: | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Long Name: | United Mexican States |
| Abbreviations: | MX, MEX |
| Capital: | Mexico City |
| Time Zones: | 3 |
| Dial Code: | +52 |
Note: Some regions of Mexico use a different period of DST than shown below.
Apr 6
Forward 1 hour
Apr 6, 2014 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 6, 2014, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 6, 2014, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 6, 2014 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Oct 26
Back 1 hour
Oct 26, 2014 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 26, 2014, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 26, 2014, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 26, 2014 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
Clocks go back 1 hour in Europe Sunday, Oct 26, 2014
When Does DST Start and End in Mexico?
In most of Mexico, including its capital Mexico City, Daylight Saving Time (DST) runs from the 1st Sunday of April to the last Sunday of October. However, there are several exceptions:
- The state of Sonora does not change its clocks. The rationale is to stay in sync with the neighboring US state of Arizona, where Mountain Standard Time (MST) is observed all year. In the map below, Sonora is the yellow area on the left.
- Quintana Roo has opted out of following the country's DST regime. Following the establishment of its own time zone in 2015, Mexico's easternmost state is observing EST year-round. In the map below, Quintana Roo is the yellow area on the right.
- The state of Baja California and many other locations close to the country's northern border follow the DST schedule of the United States. This includes cities like Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Ojinaga (please see cities marked “north” in the table below). Here, the DST period starts on the 2nd Sunday in March and ends on the 1st Sunday in November.
Which States and Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2014
Areas in Mexico on standard time all of 2014
The states of Sonora (yellow area on the left) and Quintana Roo (yellow area on the right) do not observe DST.
DST in States and Federal Districts in Mexico in 2014 (32 in total, 31 where all observe DST, 1 which doesn't observe DST) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Guanajuato | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Querétaro | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Baja California | Mar 9 - Nov 2 | Guerrero | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Quintana Roo | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Baja California Sur | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Hidalgo | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | San Luis Potosí | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Campeche | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Jalisco | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Sinaloa | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Chiapas | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Michoacán | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Sonora | No DST |
| Chihuahua (north) | Mar 9 - Nov 2 | Morelos | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Tabasco | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Chihuahua | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | México | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Tamaulipas (north) | Mar 9 - Nov 2 |
| Ciudad de México | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Nayarit | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Tamaulipas | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza (north) | Mar 9 - Nov 2 | Nuevo León (north) | Mar 9 - Nov 2 | Tlaxcala | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Nuevo León | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Veracruz | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Colima | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Oaxaca | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Yucatán | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
| Durango | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Puebla | Apr 6 - Oct 26 | Zacatecas | Apr 6 - Oct 26 |
Daylight Saving Time History in Mexico
- Mexico first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1931.
- Mexico has observed DST for 63 years between 1931 and 2020 (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.