Time Difference Between Chicago and Mexico City
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Chicago.
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Chicago. When it is 9:00 AM in Chicago, it is 8:00 AM in Mexico City.
What time is it in Mexico City?
For a given hour in Chicago, here’s the matching local time in Mexico City. Highlighted rows fall within Mexico City’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Chicago | Mexico City |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM the previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AMworking hours |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PMworking hours |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
How far apart are Chicago and Mexico City?
Mexico City (Mexico) runs 1 hour behind Chicago (United States). In practical terms, the working day in Mexico City starts while Chicago is already well into the afternoon or evening, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
The comfortable window — when both cities are inside normal 9-to-5 hours — runs from about 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chicago time, roughly 7 hours. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Chicago observes daylight saving but Mexico City does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 1 hour shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Chicago. When it is 9:00 AM in Chicago, it is 8:00 AM in Mexico City.