Current time in Cancun
Cancun is the same local clock as New York. Cancun–New York overlap
A workday in Cancun
Cancun local hoursCancun time zone facts
America/Cancun zone- Time zone
- EST · UTC−5Eastern Standard Time
- Daylight saving
- Not observedSame offset all year
- Sunrise · sunset
- 06:50 · 18:1111h 21m of daylight · by month
- Next public holiday
- Revolution Day2026-11-16 · all Mexico holidays
- Coordinates
- 21.17, -86.85Mexico
- Same clock as
- Cancún6 other listed cities
The commute into the hotel-zone back offices is the real start of the pingable day in Cancun. Before 08:00 you are writing to a train, a motorbike, or a kitchen. Eastern Time, no DST. Tourism never sleeps; accounting does, at 17:00. Cancun does not shift for daylight saving; the clock stays UTC−5 all year. If you must write outside 08:00–17:00 local, schedule send it. On an ordinary weekday in Cancun, treat the desk as reachable only in local business hours.
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What time zone is Cancun in?
Cancun uses Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. The IANA zone is America/Cancun. Cancun does not observe daylight saving time.
What is the time difference between Cancun and New York?
Cancun is the same local clock as New York. When it is 09:00 in New York, it is 09:00 in Cancun.
When is it okay to message someone in Cancun?
PING is 09:00–18:00 Cancun time on a weekday that isn’t a public holiday. Avoid 21:00–07:00 local (NOT NOW). Early mornings, evenings and weekends are MAYBE.
What is the time difference between Cancun and Los Angeles?
Cancun is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 09:00 in Los Angeles is 12:00 in Cancun.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cancun today?
Sunrise is at 06:50 and sunset at 18:11, giving 11h 21m of daylight.
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