Love Taps / Time zones / Los Angeles and Mexico City
Time difference between Los Angeles and Mexico City
Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles. From November 1, 2026: Mexico City is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | United States · America/Los_Angeles · UTC−7 |
|---|---|
| Mexico City | Mexico · America/Mexico_City · UTC−6 |
| Difference now | Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles |
| Distance | 1,548 miles (2,490 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Mexico City is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
| From March 14, 2027 | Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles |
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Mexico City does not observe it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 1 hour
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 10:00 pm in Los Angeles = 9:00 am – 11:00 pm in Mexico City · 14 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 1 hour
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm in Los Angeles = 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Mexico City · 5 hours
Both awake while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Los Angeles = 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Mexico City · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Los Angeles = 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Mexico City · 4 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Los Angeles is 9:00 am in Mexico City.
- 10:00 pm in Los Angeles is 11:00 pm in Mexico City.
- 8:00 am in Mexico City is 7:00 am in Los Angeles.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Los Angeles | Mexico City | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 1:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 7:00 am | 8:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 8:00 am | 9:00 am | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Mexico City asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- Chicago and Los Angeles · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Seattle · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Dallas · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Houston · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Denver · 1 hour
- Los Angeles and Phoenix · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Miami · 3 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.