Clock-time Changes https://www.mexperience.com Experience More of Mexico Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 124046882 Mexico’s (No) Clock-Time Changes in Spring & Fall 2024 https://www.mexperience.com/mexicos-no-clock-time-changes-in-spring-fall-2024/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=69104_a8d61273-ef68-4e03-ace8-1cf1fb30ab6b Most of Mexico won’t change its clocks this spring & fall, but clock changes elsewhere will create time differences to note when you plan travels and meetings

The post Mexico’s (No) Clock-Time Changes in Spring & Fall 2024 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> Most of Mexico will not be changing its clocks this spring and fall, except for some Mexican municipalities along the northern border that synchronize their clocks with corresponding border cities in the US.

In 2022, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a change in the law that abandoned the practice of the country “springing forward” and “falling back” each year.

The law also allowed for specific exceptions for Baja California state, and border municipalities in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas to continue applying daylight savings to keep their border cities in sync with the US side.

Although Mexico won’t move its clocks this year, time changes will be apparent during spring and summer months for those in Mexico and dealing with the US and Europe as they do change their clocks.

Mexico’s Four Time Zones

Mexico’s territory has four time zones, which themselves remain unchanged and unaffected by the abandonment of Mexico’s seasonal clock changes.

Spring ‘forward’ clock change effects on Mexico

The United States moves its clocks forward by one hour on Sunday March 10, and Europe moves its clocks forward by one hour on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

When the clocks in those other countries are moved forward in the spring:

  • US Pacific Time, that is normally 2 hours behind Mexico City, will be 1 hour behind.
  • US Mountain Time, that is normally 1 hour behind Mexico City, will be on the same time as Mexico City.
  • US Central Time, that is normally aligned with time in Mexico City, will be 1 hour ahead.
  • US Eastern Time, that is normally 1 hour ahead of Mexico City, will be 2 hours ahead.
  • The UK and Ireland will be 7 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 6.
  • Central Europe will be 8 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 7.

Fall ‘back’ clock change effects on Mexico

Europe moves its clocks back again by one hour on Sunday October 27, and the United States moves its clocks back by one hour on Sunday November 3, 2024.

When the clocks in those other countries are moved back in the fall:

  • US Pacific Time, that was 1 behind Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be 2 hours behind.
  • US Mountain Time, that was on the same time as Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be 1 hour behind.
  • US Central Time, that was 1 ahead of Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be aligned with Mexico City time.
  • US Eastern Time, that was 2 hours ahead of Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be 1 hour ahead.
  • The UK and Ireland will be 6 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 7.
  • Central Europe will be 7 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 8.

Time & Date — A Helpful Online Resource

You can find helpful and detailed clock-time information by specific country, region, and place using Time and Date.

Learn more about time and time zones in Mexico

Mexico has four time zones; most of the country does not change its clocks in the spring and the fall.

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The post Mexico’s (No) Clock-Time Changes in Spring & Fall 2023 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> Most of Mexico will not be changing its clocks this spring and fall, except for some Mexican municipalities along the northern border that synchronize their clocks with corresponding border cities in the US.

In 2022, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a change in the law that abandoned the practice of the country “springing forward” and “falling back” each year.

The law also allowed for specific exceptions for Baja California state, and border municipalities in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas to continue applying daylight savings to keep their border cities in sync with the US side.

Although Mexico won’t move its clocks this year, time changes will be apparent during spring and summer months for those in Mexico and dealing with the US and Europe as they do change their clocks.

Mexico’s Four Time Zones

Mexico’s territory has four time zones, which themselves remain unchanged and unaffected by the abandonment of Mexico’s seasonal clock changes.

Spring ‘forward’ clock change effects on Mexico

The United States moves its clocks forward by one hour on Sunday March 12, and Europe moves its clocks forward by one hour on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

When the clocks in those other countries are moved forward in the spring:

  • US Pacific Time, that is normally 2 hours behind Mexico City, will be 1 hour behind.
  • US Mountain Time, that is normally 1 hour behind Mexico City, will be on the same time as Mexico City.
  • US Central Time, that is normally aligned with time in Mexico City, will be 1 hour ahead.
  • US Eastern Time, that is normally 1 hour ahead of Mexico City, will be 2 hours ahead.
  • The UK and Ireland will be 7 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 6.
  • Central Europe will be 8 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 7.

Fall ‘back’ clock change effects on Mexico

Europe moves its clocks back again by one hour on Sunday, October 29, and the United States moves its clocks back by one hour on Sunday November 5, 2023.

When the clocks in those other countries are moved back in the fall:

  • US Pacific Time, that was 1 behind Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be 2 hours behind.
  • US Mountain Time, that was on the same time as Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be 1 hour behind.
  • US Central Time, that was 1 ahead of Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be aligned with Mexico City time.
  • US Eastern Time, that was 2 hours ahead of Mexico City when the clocks moved forward, will revert to be 1 hour ahead.
  • The UK and Ireland will be 6 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 7.
  • Central Europe will be 7 hours ahead of Mexico instead of 8.

Time & Date — A Helpful Online Resource

You can find helpful and detailed clock-time information by specific country, region, and place using Time and Date.

Learn more about time and time zones in Mexico

Mexico has four time zones; most of the country does not change its clocks in the spring and the fall.

The post Mexico’s (No) Clock-Time Changes in Spring & Fall 2023 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 55700 Clock Time: Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2022 https://www.mexperience.com/clock-time-mexicos-fall-clock-change-in-2022/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 01:56:33 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=52048 Most of Mexico's regions will set clocks back for the last time by one hour on October 30th. Clocks in regions along the US border will be set back on Nov 6th

The post Clock Time: Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2022 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> This article describes the clock changes taking place in Mexico in the Fall of 2022.

Mexico Abandoning Clock-Time Changes after October 2022

In 2022, Mexico’s congressional representatives and Senate voted to eliminate the practice of changing the clocks in the spring and fall, with exceptions for municipalities bordering the US.

Annual clock changes will continue to take place in a small number of Mexican municipalities along the United States border, where it’s prudent for trade and lifestyle reasons to align Mexican border-city clocks with their counterparts in the US.

Fall Clock Changes in Mexico 2022
(“Fall Back”)

DST in most of Mexico and Baja California Sur will end on Sunday October 30th 2022, when the clocks will be moved back again by one hour at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday November 6th, 2022.

 

The states of Sonora and Quintana Roo

The Mexican state of Sonora (bordering primarily the state of Arizona in the US) will not observe DST in 2022.

The state of Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) established its own time zone that is always aligned with US EST.

Therefore, clocks in these two Mexican states are not moved forward/backward each spring and fall.

Learn more about time and time zones in Mexico

Mexico has several time zones and most states move their clocks forward in the spring and back in the autumn.

Note about US & European Clock Time Changes

Not all of Mexico’s clock-time change dates are synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US, and Europe this spring and autumn, make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

The post Clock Time: Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2022 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 52048 Mexico Abandons Seasonal Clock-Time Changes https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-set-to-abandon-seasonal-clock-time-changes/ https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-set-to-abandon-seasonal-clock-time-changes/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2022 15:00:45 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=52249 The Mexican Senate approved a change in the law that eliminates the practice of “springing forward” and “falling back” each year

The post Mexico Abandons Seasonal Clock-Time Changes first appeared on Mexperience.]]> When Mexico set its clocks back one hour on October 30th, 2022, it was for good. Daylight Savings Time, known here as “horario de verano,” or summertime, is a thing of the recent past.

Members of the Chamber of Deputies voted overwhelmingly in favor of eliminating the practice —only eight voted against— so one can infer that the decision is expected to be widely popular.  On October 25th, 2022, the Mexican Senate approved a change in the law eliminates the practice of “springing forward” and “falling back,” and the time will return to what it was before daylight savings was introduced in 1996.

Clock-changes were never that popular in Mexico

People living in Mexico will know that the time change, with clocks going forward an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall, has never been popular here.

Many doubted the assertion that it reduced overall demand for electricity and were certain that it did nothing to lower their electricity bills. In any event, Mexico’s geography endows the country with good daylight all year round, regardless of any clock changes.

A survey conducted by the Interior Ministry reported that 71% of people oppose daylight savings time and 29% support it.

In proposing its elimination this year, government officials cited studies that found the energy savings to be negligible —less than 1% of demand— and that people took at least two weeks to adjust to the change, affecting the amount of sleep they got. Some studies, they said, even suggested other health problems could be associated with the changes.

However accurate these studies may be —previous studies cited in favor of daylight savings by past governments had suggested no related health problems and significant energy savings— few people are likely to be crying out for a clock change in the spring.

Border cities will stay in synch with the US

There are some exceptions to the new rule. The state of Sonora, which borders Arizona, was already exempt from daylight savings, as was Quintana Roo, home to such popular tourist resorts as Cancún and Playa del Carmen.

This time, Baja California state, and border municipalities in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas will be able to continue applying daylight savings to keep their border cities in sync with the US side.

Stock markets, traders, and school children

People who work in financial markets may not be so happy. Since the US extended daylight savings to eight months of the year, around 2007, the two exchanges of the Mexican stock market moved their opening and closing times for those additional four weeks to operate at the same time as US markets. That means a 7:30 a.m. start and 2 p.m. close for the first week of November and the last three weeks of March.

Without Daylight Savings Time in Mexico, those opening times could be extended to eight months of the year, and that may even stretch to 12 months if the bill passed by the US Senate to keep Daylight Savings Time all year round in the US beginning in November 2023 is ever passed by the lower house and signed into law.

On the other hand, parents will no longer have to take their children to school in the dark during April and October—the tail ends of the daylight savings period.

Readjusting to no clock-time change

Past arguments about how eliminating Daylight Savings Time could mess up commerce, tourism, airline schedules, etc. have become somewhat irrelevant.

With the advent of the smartphone, younger generations these days, and many of the older generations, hardly use clocks and watches. They get the time and the date from their smart phones and apps—the same ones that tell them how far they walked in the last week, what their oxygen levels are, and when it’s time to have a salad.

Those of us who still manually adjust the date on our watches at the end of February or any other month with only 30 days, will still have to do that. We may not, however, need to wander around the house at 2 a.m. or preferably sometime within the next few days, hunting down forgotten analog clocks that need moving back or forward an hour.

Ultimately, the Mexican expression, a todo se acostumbra uno menos a no comer —you can get used to anything except not eating— will likely apply.

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The post Mexico Clock-Time Changes: Spring & Fall 2022 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> This article explains the clock changes taking place in Mexico during 2022

Since 1996, Mexico has been adjusting its clocks in the spring and fall to account for Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Mexico Abandoning Clock-Time Changes after October 2022

In 2022, Mexico’s congressional representatives and Senate voted to eliminate the practice of changing the clocks in the spring and fall, with exceptions for municipalities bordering the US.

Annual clock changes will continue to take place in a small number of Mexican municipalities along the United States border, where it’s prudent for trade and lifestyle reasons to align Mexican border-city clocks with their counterparts in the US.

Spring Clock Changes in Mexico 2022
(“Spring Forward”)

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and  Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 13th, 2022.

DST in most of Mexico and the state of Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 3rd, 2022, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m.

Fall Clock Changes in Mexico 2022
(“Fall Back”)

DST in most of Mexico and Baja California Sur will end on Sunday October 30th 2022, when the clocks will be moved back again by one hour at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday November 6th, 2022.

Learn more about Mexico’s Four Time Zones

The states of Sonora and Quintana Roo

The Mexican state of Sonora (bordering primarily the state of Arizona in the US) will not observe DST in 2022.

The state of Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) established its own time zone that is always aligned with US EST.

Therefore, clocks in these two Mexican states are not moved forward/backward each spring and fall.

Learn more about time and time zones in Mexico

Mexico has several time zones and most states move their clocks forward in the spring and back in the autumn.

The post Mexico Clock-Time Changes: Spring & Fall 2022 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 47141 Clock Time: Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2022 https://www.mexperience.com/mexicos-spring-clock-change-in-2022/ Sat, 02 Apr 2022 13:01:08 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=47199 With two exceptions, states across Mexico move their clocks forward by one hour in the spring. Learn about Mexico's clock-time changes in Spring 2022

The post Clock Time: Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2022 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> This article describes the clock changes taking place in Mexico in Spring 2022

The states of Sonora and Quintana Roo

The Mexican state of Sonora (bordering primarily the state of Arizona in the US) will not observe DST in 2022.

The state of Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) established its own time zone that is always aligned with US EST.

Therefore, clocks in these two Mexican states are not moved forward/backward each spring and fall.

Spring Clock Changes in Mexico 2022
(“Spring Forward”)

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and  Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 13th, 2022.

DST in most of Mexico and the state of Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 3rd, 2022, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m.

Note about US & European Clock Time Changes

Not all of Mexico’s clock-time change dates are synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US, and Europe this spring and autumn, make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

Learn more about time and time zones in Mexico

Mexico has several time zones and most states move their clocks forward in the spring and back in the autumn.

The post Clock Time: Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2022 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 47199 Clock Time: Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2021 https://www.mexperience.com/mexicos-fall-clock-change-in-2021/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:02:43 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=45570 Mexico moves its clocks back by one hour in the fall of 2021, except for two states that do not observe Daylight Savings Time (DST)

The post Clock Time: Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2021 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> Except for two Mexican states that do not observe Daylight Savings Time (DST), Mexico moves its clocks back by one hour in the fall of 2021.

2022: See clock time changes for 2022

Most of Mexico moves its clocks backward one hour on the last Sunday in October 2021. Some parts of Mexico move their fall clocks backward one hour on the first Sunday in November 2021 (in line with the U.S.).

The Mexican states of Sonora and Quintana Roo are not observing DST in 2021

The Mexican states of Sonora (bordering Arizona and New Mexico in the US) and Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) will not observe DST in 2021.

Fall Clock Changes in Mexico in 2021 (“Fall Backward”)

DST in most of Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and Baja California Sur will end on Sunday October 31st 2021, when the clocks will be moved back again by one hour at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday November 7th, 2021.

Learn more about Mexico’s Four Time Zones

Note about US & European Clock Time Changes

Not all of Mexico’s clock-time change dates are synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US, and Europe this spring and autumn, make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

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The post Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2021 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> This article explains the clock changes taking place in Mexico in Spring 2021

Except for two Mexican states that do not observe Daylight Savings Time (DST), Mexico moves its clocks forward by one hour in the spring of 2021.  Some parts of Mexico move their spring clocks forward in mid-March (in line with the US) and most of Mexico moves its clocks forward on the first Sunday in April.

The Mexican states of Sonora and Quintana Roo are not observing DST in 2021

The Mexican states of Sonora (bordering Arizona and New Mexico in the US) and Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) will not observe DST in 2021.

Spring Clock Changes in Mexico in 2021
(“Spring Forward”)

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and  Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) moves clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 14, 2021.

DST across most of Mexico —Zona Centro and Zona Pacifico— and Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 4th, 2021, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m.

Note about US & European Clock Time Changes

Not all of Mexico’s clock-time change dates are synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US, and Europe this spring and autumn, make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

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The post Mexico Clock-Time Changes: Spring & Fall 2021 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> This article explains the clock changes taking place in Mexico during 2021

Since 1996, Mexico has been adjusting its clocks in the spring and fall to account for Daylight Saving Time (DST).

The states of Sonora and Quintana Roo won’t observe DST in 2021

The Mexican states of Sonora (bordering Arizona and New Mexico in the US) and Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) will not observe DST in 2021.

Spring Clock Changes in Mexico 2021
(“Spring Forward”)

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and  Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 14th, 2021.

DST in most of Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and the state of Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 4th, 2021, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m.

Fall Clock Changes in Mexico 2021
(“Fall Back”)

DST in most of Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and Baja California Sur will end on Sunday October 31st 2021, when the clocks will be moved back again by one hour at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday November 7th, 2021.

Learn more about Mexico’s Four Time Zones

Note about US & European Clock Times

Mexico’s central clock-time change dates are not usually synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US and Europe this spring and fall, double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

The post Mexico Clock-Time Changes: Spring & Fall 2021 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 44529 Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2020 https://www.mexperience.com/mexicos-fall-clock-change-in-2020/ Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:02:33 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=43009 Details about Mexico's clock-time changes in fall 2020

The post Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2020 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> Except for two Mexican states that do not observe Daylight Savings Time (DST), Mexico moves its clocks back by one hour in the fall of 2020.  Most of Mexico moves its clocks backward one hour on the last Sunday in October 2020. Some parts of Mexico move their fall clocks backward one hour on the first Sunday in November 2020 (in line with the U.S.).

The Mexican states of Sonora and Quintana Roo are not observing DST in 2020

The Mexican states of Sonora (bordering Arizona and New Mexico in the US) and Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) will not observe DST in 2020.

Fall Clock Changes in Mexico in 2020 (“Fall Backward”)

DST in most of Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and Baja California Sur will end on Sunday October 25th 2020, when the clocks will be moved back again by one hour, at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move back one hour, at 2 a.m., on Sunday November 1, 2020.

Note about US & European Clock Time Changes

Not all of Mexico’s clock-time change dates are synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US, and Europe this spring and autumn, make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

The post Mexico’s Fall Clock Change in 2020 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 43009 Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2020 https://www.mexperience.com/mexicos-spring-clock-change-in-2020/ Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=41725 Details about Mexico's clock-time changes in Spring 2020

The post Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2020 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> Except for two Mexican states that do not observe Daylight Savings Time (DST), Mexico moves its clocks forward by one hour in the spring of 2020.  Some parts of Mexico move their spring clocks forward on the first Sunday in March (in line with the U.S.) and most of Mexico moves its clocks forward on the first Sunday in April.

The Mexican states of Sonora and Quintana Roo are not observing DST in 2020

The Mexican states of Sonora (bordering Arizona and New Mexico in the US) and Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) will not observe DST in 2020.

Spring Clock Changes in Mexico in 2020
(“Spring Forward”)

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and  Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) moves clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 8, 2020.

DST across most of Mexico —Zona Centro and Zona Pacifico— and Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 5th, 2020, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m.

Note about US & European Clock Time Changes

Not all of Mexico’s clock-time change dates are synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US, and Europe this spring and autumn, make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

The post Mexico’s Spring Clock Change in 2020 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> 41725 Mexico Clock-Time Changes: Spring & Fall 2020 https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-clock-time-changes-spring-fall-2020/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 02:19:29 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/?p=41598 Details about Mexico's spring and fall clock-time changes in 2020

The post Mexico Clock-Time Changes: Spring & Fall 2020 first appeared on Mexperience.]]> Since 1996, Mexico has been adjusting its clocks in the spring and fall to account for Daylight Saving Time (DST).

This article explains the clock changes taking place in Mexico during 2020

The states of Sonora and Quintana Roo won’t observe DST in 2020

The Mexican states of Sonora (bordering Arizona and New Mexico in the US) and Quintana Roo (which includes the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the islands of Isla Mujeres and Cozumel) will not observe DST in 2020.

Spring Clock Changes in Mexico 2020 (“Spring Forward”)

DST in most of Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 5th, 2020, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and  Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 8, 2020.

Fall Clock Changes in Mexico 2020 (“Fall Backward”)

DST in most of Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and Baja California Sur will end on Sunday October 25th 2020, when the clocks will be moved back again by one hour at 2 a.m.

The state of Baja California (not to be confused with Baja California Sur) and Mexican cities immediately bordering the US (including Juárez, Reynosa, and Matamoros) clocks move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday November 1, 2020.

Learn more about Mexico’s Four Time Zones

Note about US & European Clock Times

Mexico’s central clock-time change dates are not usually synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US and Europe this spring and fall, do make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

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