What time is it in Cancún?
11:30:20
Friday 13 November 2026
- Cancún, Mexico
- Time zone UTC−05:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:56 · sunset 18:06
Time difference with Cancún
Cancún is on UTC−05:00 right now: 5 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Cancún |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 16:30 | 5 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 11:30 | same time |
| Los Angeles United States | 08:30 | 3 hours behind |
| Paris France | 17:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 17:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 20:30 | 9 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 22:00 | 10 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 00:30 | 13 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 00:30 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 01:30 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 03:30 | 16 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 13:30 | 2 hours ahead |
Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.
Daylight saving time in Cancún
Cancún does not change its clocks: UTC−05:00 all year round.
History of local time in Cancún
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 February 2015 | UTC−5 all year round |
| 1999 – 2014 | UTC−6, summer time UTC−5 |
| 1998 | successive offsets: UTC−5, UTC−4, UTC−6 |
| 1996 – 1997 | UTC−6, summer time UTC−5 |
| 1982 – 1995 | UTC−6 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Cancun. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Cancún
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 135 km away, Tizimín is 1 hour behind Cancún all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 65 km |
| San Miguel de Cozumel | 76 km |
| Tulum | 125 km |
| Tizimín | 135 km |
| Valladolid | 151 km |
| Chichén-Itzá | 187 km |
| Felipe Carrillo Puerto | 217 km |
| Peto | 245 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Cancún
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11 h 9 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:33, dusk 18:29, solar noon 12:31. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 50 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 25 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:04 (3 June 2027), latest at 07:27 (13 January 2027); earliest sunset at 18:04 (20 November 2026), latest at 19:33 (28 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:44 · moonset 21:37 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 06:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Mexico
- Mexico City1 hour behind
- Tijuana3 hours behind
- Iztapalapa1 hour behind
- Puebla1 hour behind
- Ecatepec1 hour behind
- Santiago de Querétaro1 hour behind
- León de los Aldama1 hour behind
- Ciudad Juárez2 hours behind
- Zapopan1 hour behind
- Guadalajara1 hour behind
- Mérida1 hour behind
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero1 hour behind
Good to know about the time in Cancún
Cancún uses UTC−5 all year round, with no daylight saving time.
On 1 February 2015, the state of Quintana Roo left central Mexico time and moved one hour ahead, to give tourists longer evenings. Mexico City is 1 hour behind Cancún.