Time zone
Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6. IANA zone America/Merida.
Time in Mexico
Time in Mérida now
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
CST · UTC−6 Central Standard Time
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 5:22 PM
- Day length
- 11 h 20 min
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
Mérida time zone
Clock changes
Mérida does not change its clocks; it stays on UTC−6 all year.
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Coordinates 20.97° N, 89.62° W; population about 1,201,000.
Sunrise and sunset in Mérida today
- Dawn (civil)
- 5:39 AM
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Solar noon
- 11:42 AM
- Sunset
- 5:22 PM
- Dusk (civil)
- 5:44 PM
- Day length
- 11 h 20 min
- Night length
- 12 h 40 min
- Golden hour, morning
- 5:47 AM – 6:32 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 4:51 PM – 5:36 PM
- Blue hour, morning
- 5:39 AM – 5:47 AM
- Blue hour, evening
- 5:36 PM – 5:44 PM
Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.
Mérida time compared with other cities
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| City | Local time | Difference from Mérida |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 7:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Mérida |
| Los Angeles, California | 4:00 AM | 2 hours behind Mérida |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | Same time as Mérida |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 1 hour behind Mérida |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 1 hour behind Mérida |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 4 hours behind Mérida |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 3 hours behind Mérida |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Mérida |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 1 hour behind Mérida |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | Same time as Mérida |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 3 hours ahead of Mérida |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 3 hours ahead of Mérida |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 6 hours ahead of Mérida |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 6 hours ahead of Mérida |
Questions about time in Mérida
What time zone is Mérida in?
Mérida uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) all year. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Merida, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.
Does Mérida observe daylight saving time?
No. Mérida stays on UTC−6 all year, so its clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
How far is Mérida from UTC?
Mérida is 6 hours behind UTC.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mérida today?
The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:02 AM and set at 5:22 PM, giving 11 h 20 min of daylight.
Near Mérida
- Cancún, Mexico 289 km
- Guatemala City, Guatemala 710 km
- Havana, Cuba 784 km
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras 807 km
- San Salvador, El Salvador 811 km
- Puebla, Mexico 922 km
- Brownsville, Texas 972 km
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 995 km