About the time in Cancun

Cancun is a city in Mexico. It uses the America/Cancun time zone, which is currently UTC-5 — that is, -5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Cancun does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Cancun is 1 hour behind of New York and 6 hours behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Cancun in?

Cancun follows the America/Cancun time zone (UTC-5). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Cancun observe daylight saving time?

No — Cancun keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Cancun

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Cancun's coordinates (21.16°, -86.85°) and shown in local Cancun time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Cancun's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.